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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... less to the credit of his cousin's penetration , how Ford on some occasion said to him , " You will make your way the more easily in the world , I see , as you are contented to dispute no man's claim to conversation excellence ; they ...
... less to the credit of his cousin's penetration , how Ford on some occasion said to him , " You will make your way the more easily in the world , I see , as you are contented to dispute no man's claim to conversation excellence ; they ...
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... less , if I remember right , and had a manner at once sullen and sheepish . " That lad , " says Mr. Johnson , " looks like the son of a schoolmaster ; which , ” added he , " is one of the very worst conditions of childhood : such a boy ...
... less , if I remember right , and had a manner at once sullen and sheepish . " That lad , " says Mr. Johnson , " looks like the son of a schoolmaster ; which , ” added he , " is one of the very worst conditions of childhood : such a boy ...
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... less than five Cambridge men in the room now . " " I did not , " said he , " think of that till you told me ; but the wolf don't count the sheep . " When the company were retired , we happened to be talking of Dr. Barnard , the Provost ...
... less than five Cambridge men in the room now . " " I did not , " said he , " think of that till you told me ; but the wolf don't count the sheep . " When the company were retired , we happened to be talking of Dr. Barnard , the Provost ...
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... less , I think , than when the sub- ject was historical fact or general polity . " What shall we learn from that stuff ? " said he : " let us not fancy , like Swift , that we are exalting a woman's cha- racter by telling how she Could ...
... less , I think , than when the sub- ject was historical fact or general polity . " What shall we learn from that stuff ? " said he : " let us not fancy , like Swift , that we are exalting a woman's cha- racter by telling how she Could ...
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... less ? Who sleeps the worse , for one general's ill suc- cess , or another's capitulation ? Oh , pray let us hear no more of it ! " - 39. A good Hater . Whigs and Americans . No man was more zealously attached to his party ; he not only ...
... less ? Who sleeps the worse , for one general's ill suc- cess , or another's capitulation ? Oh , pray let us hear no more of it ! " - 39. A good Hater . Whigs and Americans . No man was more zealously attached to his party ; he not only ...
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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