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Other well intentioned men feared lest infidels might scoff when they saw the foibles , frailties , and passions to which even the christian Johnson was subject ; and the pious seemed to shudder when the sanctity of the devotional ...
Other well intentioned men feared lest infidels might scoff when they saw the foibles , frailties , and passions to which even the christian Johnson was subject ; and the pious seemed to shudder when the sanctity of the devotional ...
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He seemed to learn by intuition ; for though indolence and procrastination were inherent in his constitution , whenever he made an exertion he did more than any one else . In short , he is a memorable instance of what has been often ...
He seemed to learn by intuition ; for though indolence and procrastination were inherent in his constitution , whenever he made an exertion he did more than any one else . In short , he is a memorable instance of what has been often ...
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His father seemed very full of the merits of his son , and told the company he was a good scholar , and a poet , and wrote Latin verses . His figure and manner appeared strange to them ; but be behaved modestly , and sat silent ...
His father seemed very full of the merits of his son , and told the company he was a good scholar , and a poet , and wrote Latin verses . His figure and manner appeared strange to them ; but be behaved modestly , and sat silent ...
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... in the teacher , it seemed probable that this was the school in contemplation ; and that lord Gower erroneously supposed that the gentlemen who possessed the lands , out of which the revenues issued , were trustees of the charity .
... in the teacher , it seemed probable that this was the school in contemplation ; and that lord Gower erroneously supposed that the gentlemen who possessed the lands , out of which the revenues issued , were trustees of the charity .
Page 98
He looked at it and laughed , and seemed to be much diverted with the feeble efforts of his unknown adversary , who , I hope , is alive to read this account . “ Now , ” said he , “ here is somebody who thinks he has vexed me sadly : yet ...
He looked at it and laughed , and seemed to be much diverted with the feeble efforts of his unknown adversary , who , I hope , is alive to read this account . “ Now , ” said he , “ here is somebody who thinks he has vexed me sadly : yet ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 1 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2018 |
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