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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... least , at an end . " This , I fear , was , however , at best a momentary refuge , found out by per- verseness . No man knew better than Johnson in how many nameless and numberless actions behaviour con- sists : actions which can ...
... least , at an end . " This , I fear , was , however , at best a momentary refuge , found out by per- verseness . No man knew better than Johnson in how many nameless and numberless actions behaviour con- sists : actions which can ...
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... least to be made to comprehend such things . He was then old enough acta parentum jam legere , et quae sit poterit cognoscere virtus . Suppose , Sir , that the angel of this auspicious youth , foreseeing the many virtues , which made ...
... least to be made to comprehend such things . He was then old enough acta parentum jam legere , et quae sit poterit cognoscere virtus . Suppose , Sir , that the angel of this auspicious youth , foreseeing the many virtues , which made ...
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... least one thing worth your pains ; so if you will get the pen and ink , I will repeat to you Anacreon's Dove directly ; but tell at the same time , that as I never was struck with any thing in the Greek language till I read that , so I ...
... least one thing worth your pains ; so if you will get the pen and ink , I will repeat to you Anacreon's Dove directly ; but tell at the same time , that as I never was struck with any thing in the Greek language till I read that , so I ...
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... least to teach you one truth ; and learn by this perpetual echo of even unapprehended distress , how historians magnify events expected , or calamities endured ; when you know they are at this very moment collecting all the big words ...
... least to teach you one truth ; and learn by this perpetual echo of even unapprehended distress , how historians magnify events expected , or calamities endured ; when you know they are at this very moment collecting all the big words ...
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... least , entreated one of the company - " I do allow him , Sir , " replied Johnson , " just enough to light him to hell . " - - Of a Jamaica gentleman , then lately dead " He will not , whither he is now gone , " said Johnson , “ find ...
... least , entreated one of the company - " I do allow him , Sir , " replied Johnson , " just enough to light him to hell . " - - Of a Jamaica gentleman , then lately dead " He will not , whither he is now gone , " said Johnson , “ find ...
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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