The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2J. Murray, 1839 - Authors, English |
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Page 113
... desire no other opportunity of resenting it , than that of laying him under an obliga- tion . He was humble enough to desire my assistance on this occasion , though he and I were never cater- cousins ; and I gave him to understand that ...
... desire no other opportunity of resenting it , than that of laying him under an obliga- tion . He was humble enough to desire my assistance on this occasion , though he and I were never cater- cousins ; and I gave him to understand that ...
Page 191
... desire of being conspicuous wherever he was , he frequently talked carelessly without knowledge of the subject , or even without thought . His person was short , his countenance coarse and vulgar , his deportment that of a scholar ...
... desire of being conspicuous wherever he was , he frequently talked carelessly without knowledge of the subject , or even without thought . His person was short , his countenance coarse and vulgar , his deportment that of a scholar ...
Page 267
... desires , till they rise by art much above their original state of power ; and , as affectation in time improves to habit , they at last tyrannise over him who at first encouraged them only for show . Every desire is a viper in the ...
... desires , till they rise by art much above their original state of power ; and , as affectation in time improves to habit , they at last tyrannise over him who at first encouraged them only for show . Every desire is a viper in the ...
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