The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1Harper & Brothers, 1856 |
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... worth . " When ever ( said he ) a young man becomes Jor- den's pupil , he becomes his son . " tor of Samuel Johnson , who [ would Hawk . oftener risk the payment of a small fine than attend his lectures ; nor was he studions to conceal ...
... worth . " When ever ( said he ) a young man becomes Jor- den's pupil , he becomes his son . " tor of Samuel Johnson , who [ would Hawk . oftener risk the payment of a small fine than attend his lectures ; nor was he studions to conceal ...
Page 227
... worth of court for sixpence worth of good . But if you can get a shilling's worth of good for sixpence worth of court , you are a fool if you do not pay court . " He said , " If convents should be allowed at all , they should only be ...
... worth of court for sixpence worth of good . But if you can get a shilling's worth of good for sixpence worth of court , you are a fool if you do not pay court . " He said , " If convents should be allowed at all , they should only be ...
Page 433
... worth eighty or a hundred guineas . He did not know the value of it ; and when he came to know it , he would fain have had it back ; but O'Kane took care that he should not . JOHNSON . " They exaggerate the value ; every body is so ...
... worth eighty or a hundred guineas . He did not know the value of it ; and when he came to know it , he would fain have had it back ; but O'Kane took care that he should not . JOHNSON . " They exaggerate the value ; every body is so ...
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