The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1912 |
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... BOSWELL : BOSWELL : " But , Sir , may not those discoveries be true without their being rascals ? " JOHNSON : " Consider , Sir , would any of them have been willing to have had it known that they intrigued with France ? Depend upon it ...
... BOSWELL : BOSWELL : " But , Sir , may not those discoveries be true without their being rascals ? " JOHNSON : " Consider , Sir , would any of them have been willing to have had it known that they intrigued with France ? Depend upon it ...
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... BOSWELL : " But , Sir , he is much indebted to you for his getting so high in the public estimation . " JOHNSON ... BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
... BOSWELL : " But , Sir , he is much indebted to you for his getting so high in the public estimation . " JOHNSON ... BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
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... BOSWELL : " What then is the reason for applying to a particular person to do that which any one may do as well ... BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
... BOSWELL : " What then is the reason for applying to a particular person to do that which any one may do as well ... BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
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James Boswell. kill himself ; when once the resolution is taken , he has nothing to fear . He may then go and take the King of Prussia by the nose , at the head of his army . He cannot fear the rack , who is resolved to kill himself ...
James Boswell. kill himself ; when once the resolution is taken , he has nothing to fear . He may then go and take the King of Prussia by the nose , at the head of his army . He cannot fear the rack , who is resolved to kill himself ...
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James Boswell. many years that has so much exhilarated an audience , that has answered so much the great end of comedy - making an audience merry . ' " " Goldsmith having said that Garrick's compliment to the Queen , which he introduced ...
James Boswell. many years that has so much exhilarated an audience , that has answered so much the great end of comedy - making an audience merry . ' " " Goldsmith having said that Garrick's compliment to the Queen , which he introduced ...
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