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... Sir . " This information confounded him still more : he had some difficulty to restrain himself , and taking up a book sat down upon a window - seat and read . - Page 43 . LIFE OF JOHNSON . ILLUSTRATED . SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL.D.
... Sir . " This information confounded him still more : he had some difficulty to restrain himself , and taking up a book sat down upon a window - seat and read . - Page 43 . LIFE OF JOHNSON . ILLUSTRATED . SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL.D.
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... Johnson's Opinions on Marriage - Death of Dr. James - Johnson's Remedy for Melancholy- Baretti - Lobo's " Abyssinia " -Captain Cook - Omai - The Mitre Tavern - Lord Charles Hay - Public Schools and Universities - Mr . Maclaurin - Law of ...
... Johnson's Opinions on Marriage - Death of Dr. James - Johnson's Remedy for Melancholy- Baretti - Lobo's " Abyssinia " -Captain Cook - Omai - The Mitre Tavern - Lord Charles Hay - Public Schools and Universities - Mr . Maclaurin - Law of ...
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... Johnson's Opinions of Hume - Gen . Paoli's Sentiments on the Fear of Death - Dr . Butter - Duties of a Biographer - The Stewart Family - Coxeter's Collections of the Poets - Johnson's Criticisms on Lyric Poetry CHAPTER VI . — 1777 ...
... Johnson's Opinions of Hume - Gen . Paoli's Sentiments on the Fear of Death - Dr . Butter - Duties of a Biographer - The Stewart Family - Coxeter's Collections of the Poets - Johnson's Criticisms on Lyric Poetry CHAPTER VI . — 1777 ...
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... Johnson's Ire against the Americans - Extravagance of Wealth - Revelation- Energy of Johnson's Diction - Demosthenes Taylor - Mrs . Cholmondeley - Definition of a Pamphlet - A Lady's Verses on Ireland - Goldsmith's Copyright - Johnson's ...
... Johnson's Ire against the Americans - Extravagance of Wealth - Revelation- Energy of Johnson's Diction - Demosthenes Taylor - Mrs . Cholmondeley - Definition of a Pamphlet - A Lady's Verses on Ireland - Goldsmith's Copyright - Johnson's ...
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... Johnson's attend- ance at Church - Lord Bolingbroke and Pope's " Essay on Man " -Johnson's various Residences in London - Conjugal Infidelity - Johnson's Aversion to Roman Catholics - Study of Greek - Miss Graham - Middlesex Election ...
... Johnson's attend- ance at Church - Lord Bolingbroke and Pope's " Essay on Man " -Johnson's various Residences in London - Conjugal Infidelity - Johnson's Aversion to Roman Catholics - Study of Greek - Miss Graham - Middlesex Election ...
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