The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 9Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 |
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... acquaintance joined in familiar chat may say a thou- sand things , which , as the phrase is , pass well enough at the time , though they cannot stand the test of critical examination ; and as all talk beyond that which is necessary to ...
... acquaintance joined in familiar chat may say a thou- sand things , which , as the phrase is , pass well enough at the time , though they cannot stand the test of critical examination ; and as all talk beyond that which is necessary to ...
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... acquaintance , particularly Dr. Nugent , for whose esteem he had a singular value , yet was Mr. Johnson a most unshaken church - of - England man . ( 1 ) The Rev. James Compton ( see antè , Vol . VIII . p . 201. ) and the Rev. Joseph ...
... acquaintance , particularly Dr. Nugent , for whose esteem he had a singular value , yet was Mr. Johnson a most unshaken church - of - England man . ( 1 ) The Rev. James Compton ( see antè , Vol . VIII . p . 201. ) and the Rev. Joseph ...
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... acquaintance , too , was one day exclaim- ing against the tediousness of the law and its partiality " Let us hear , Sir , " said Johnson , " no general abuse ; the law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for ...
... acquaintance , too , was one day exclaim- ing against the tediousness of the law and its partiality " Let us hear , Sir , " said Johnson , " no general abuse ; the law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for ...
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... acquaintance to do the same thing , and said , it was a piece of treachery , and done to make every body else look little when compared to my favourite friends the Pepyses , whose translations were unquestion- ably the best . I will ...
... acquaintance to do the same thing , and said , it was a piece of treachery , and done to make every body else look little when compared to my favourite friends the Pepyses , whose translations were unquestion- ably the best . I will ...
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... acquaintance of our own at the trading end of the town . " What was the subject , Madam , " says Dr. Johnson ? " Friend- ship , Sir , ” replied I. " Why now , is it not strange that a wise man , like our dear little Evans , should take ...
... acquaintance of our own at the trading end of the town . " What was the subject , Madam , " says Dr. Johnson ? " Friend- ship , Sir , ” replied I. " Why now , is it not strange that a wise man , like our dear little Evans , should take ...
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Common terms and phrases
acquaintance ANECDOTES OF DR answer antè appeared asked believe better Bolt Court Boswell Brocklesby Burke Burney called character conversation David Garrick dear death delight desired dinner Doctor dress Edmund Burke expressed eyes favour favourite fear Frank Frank Barber Garrick gentleman give hand Hawkins hear heard honour Hoole hope human Jeremiah Markland kind knew lady Langton laugh learning Lichfield lived look Lord loved Lucy Porter Madam manner Markland mentioned mind morning Nathaniel Hodges nature never observed occasion once opinion pain Percy perhaps person pleased pleasure Poets praise recollect remember repeated replied Samuel Johnson Sastres says Johnson seemed Shakspeare Sir John Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds speak spoke story Strahan Streatham suppose sure talk tell thing thought Thrale tion told took verses virtue wish words write young