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 86
... morning made to me , I congratulated him on his being now engaged in a work that suited his genius , and that , requiring none of that severe application which his Dictionary had condemned him to , would , no doubt , be executed con ...
... morning made to me , I congratulated him on his being now engaged in a work that suited his genius , and that , requiring none of that severe application which his Dictionary had condemned him to , would , no doubt , be executed con ...
Page 92
... morning visit to Johnson , intending from his chambers to send a letter into the city ; but , to his great surprise , he found an author by profession without pen , ink , or paper . The present Bishop of Salisbury was also among those ...
... morning visit to Johnson , intending from his chambers to send a letter into the city ; but , to his great surprise , he found an author by profession without pen , ink , or paper . The present Bishop of Salisbury was also among those ...
Page 333
... morning ; but as it began to be known that he was in the University , several persons got into his company the last evening at Trinity . " And then his conclusion is equally foolish and indecent : " where about twelve he began to be ...
... morning ; but as it began to be known that he was in the University , several persons got into his company the last evening at Trinity . " And then his conclusion is equally foolish and indecent : " where about twelve he began to be ...
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