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3 ) There was a quick , but not a strong vege- [ He affected Johnson's style and tation , of whatever chanced to be thrown manner of conversation , and , when upon it . No deep root could be struck . he had uttered , as he often would ...
3 ) There was a quick , but not a strong vege- [ He affected Johnson's style and tation , of whatever chanced to be thrown manner of conversation , and , when upon it . No deep root could be struck . he had uttered , as he often would ...
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Let me recommend this last whom he , in affecting the English mode of work to you ; with the Rambler you certain expression , had previously characterised as ly are acquainted . In Rasselas you will see " a superstitious dog ...
Let me recommend this last whom he , in affecting the English mode of work to you ; with the Rambler you certain expression , had previously characterised as ly are acquainted . In Rasselas you will see " a superstitious dog ...
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Johnson , whose robust frame was not in Afterwards he entered upon the busi- the least affected by the cold , scolded me , as ness of the day , which was to give me his if my shivering had been a paltry effeminaadvice as to a course of ...
Johnson , whose robust frame was not in Afterwards he entered upon the busi- the least affected by the cold , scolded me , as ness of the day , which was to give me his if my shivering had been a paltry effeminaadvice as to a course of ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, John Wilson Croker |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers, 1856 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 22 May 2019 |
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