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 204
... pleased with his answer , and we gave him a double fare . Dr. Johnson then turning to me , " Sir , " said he , " a desire of know- ledge is the natural feeling of mankind ; and every human being whose mind is not debauched , will be ...
... pleased with his answer , and we gave him a double fare . Dr. Johnson then turning to me , " Sir , " said he , " a desire of know- ledge is the natural feeling of mankind ; and every human being whose mind is not debauched , will be ...
Page 239
... pleased to signify a desire that he should be told when Dr. Johnson came next to the library . Ac- cordingly , the next time that Johnson did come , as soon as he was fairly engaged with a book , on which , while he sat by the fire , he ...
... pleased to signify a desire that he should be told when Dr. Johnson came next to the library . Ac- cordingly , the next time that Johnson did come , as soon as he was fairly engaged with a book , on which , while he sat by the fire , he ...
Page 370
... pleased , gave us many blessings , and said they had not had such a day since the old Laird of Macleod's time . Dr. Johnson was much refreshed by this repast . He was pleased when I told him he would make a good chief . He said , " Were ...
... pleased , gave us many blessings , and said they had not had such a day since the old Laird of Macleod's time . Dr. Johnson was much refreshed by this repast . He was pleased when I told him he would make a good chief . He said , " Were ...
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