The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... happy . When we had supped , he asked me to give him some paper to write letters . I begged he would write short ones , and not expatiate , as we ought to set off early . He was irritated by this , and said , " What must be done , must ...
... happy . When we had supped , he asked me to give him some paper to write letters . I begged he would write short ones , and not expatiate , as we ought to set off early . He was irritated by this , and said , " What must be done , must ...
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... happy ; but will be explained hereafter ( post , 2d Feb. 1775 ) . It has been observed as strange , that so nice a critic as Johnson should have within six lines made the first syllable of libros both long and short . But Mr. Peel ( to ...
... happy ; but will be explained hereafter ( post , 2d Feb. 1775 ) . It has been observed as strange , that so nice a critic as Johnson should have within six lines made the first syllable of libros both long and short . But Mr. Peel ( to ...
Page 23
... happy in reflecting that , by his labour , he contributes to the fertility of the earth , and to the support of his fellow - creatures ; but we find no such philosophical day - labourer . A merchant may , perhaps , be a man of an ...
... happy in reflecting that , by his labour , he contributes to the fertility of the earth , and to the support of his fellow - creatures ; but we find no such philosophical day - labourer . A merchant may , perhaps , be a man of an ...
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... happy ! " He drank it all but a drop , which I begged leave to pour into my glass , that I might say we had drunk whisky together . I proposed Mrs. Thrale should be our toast . He would not have her drunk in whisky , but rather some ...
... happy ! " He drank it all but a drop , which I begged leave to pour into my glass , that I might say we had drunk whisky together . I proposed Mrs. Thrale should be our toast . He would not have her drunk in whisky , but rather some ...
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... happy in the country , till he was not on speaking terms with his neighbours , which he contrived in different ways to bring about . " Lord , " said he , " stuck along ; but at last the fellow pounded my Tour to Hebrid . Hobro pigs ...
... happy in the country , till he was not on speaking terms with his neighbours , which he contrived in different ways to bring about . " Lord , " said he , " stuck along ; but at last the fellow pounded my Tour to Hebrid . Hobro pigs ...
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