The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1Harper & Brothers, 1856 |
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Page 149
... tale which nothing but experience can make credible . That it is doubted by sin- gle cavillers , can very little ... tales , is thus beautifully illus- trated by Mr. Courtenay : 66 Impressive truth , in splendid fiction drest , Checks ...
... tale which nothing but experience can make credible . That it is doubted by sin- gle cavillers , can very little ... tales , is thus beautifully illus- trated by Mr. Courtenay : 66 Impressive truth , in splendid fiction drest , Checks ...
Page 154
... tale ; translate that , and send it to your prin- ter . " Mr. Murphy having read the tale , was highly pleased with it , and followed Foote's advice . When he returned to town , this tale was pointed out to him in " The Rambler , " from ...
... tale ; translate that , and send it to your prin- ter . " Mr. Murphy having read the tale , was highly pleased with it , and followed Foote's advice . When he returned to town , this tale was pointed out to him in " The Rambler , " from ...
Page 202
... Tale of a Tub ' be his ; for he never owned it , and it is much above his usual manner 1. " 66 Thomson , I think , had as much of the poet about him as most writers . Every thing appeared to him through the medium of his favourite ...
... Tale of a Tub ' be his ; for he never owned it , and it is much above his usual manner 1. " 66 Thomson , I think , had as much of the poet about him as most writers . Every thing appeared to him through the medium of his favourite ...
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