The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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Page 303
... wonderful ease with which he uttered what was highly excellent . He said , that no man ever was so free when he was going to say a good thing , from a look that expressed that it was coming ; or , when he had said it , from a look that ...
... wonderful ease with which he uttered what was highly excellent . He said , that no man ever was so free when he was going to say a good thing , from a look that expressed that it was coming ; or , when he had said it , from a look that ...
Page 468
... wonderful things which it contains ; for there are wonderful things enough in the Æneid ; -the ships of the Trojans turned to sea - nymphs , the tree at Polydorus's tomb dropping blood . The story of the Odyssey is interesting , as a ...
... wonderful things which it contains ; for there are wonderful things enough in the Æneid ; -the ships of the Trojans turned to sea - nymphs , the tree at Polydorus's tomb dropping blood . The story of the Odyssey is interesting , as a ...
Page 584
... wonderful to consider the extent and constancy of Johnson's literary ardour , notwithstanding the melancholy which clouded and embittered his existence . Besides the numerous and various works which he executed , he had , at different ...
... wonderful to consider the extent and constancy of Johnson's literary ardour , notwithstanding the melancholy which clouded and embittered his existence . Besides the numerous and various works which he executed , he had , at different ...
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