The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 - Authors, English |
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... means , he had • A translation of this Ode , by an unknown correspondent , appeared in the Magazine for the month of ... mean the servile imitating crew , What their vain blust'ring , and their empty noise , Ne'er seek but still thy ...
... means , he had • A translation of this Ode , by an unknown correspondent , appeared in the Magazine for the month of ... mean the servile imitating crew , What their vain blust'ring , and their empty noise , Ne'er seek but still thy ...
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... means treated him with that com- placency which is the most engaging quality in a wife . But all this is perfectly compatible with his fondness for her , especially when it is remembered that he had a high opinion of her under- standing ...
... means treated him with that com- placency which is the most engaging quality in a wife . But all this is perfectly compatible with his fondness for her , especially when it is remembered that he had a high opinion of her under- standing ...
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... means good English , and makes " the fools who use it , " truly ridiculous . Good English is plain , easy , and ... mean that we should speak as broad as a cer- tain prosperous member of parliament from that country , though it has been ...
... means good English , and makes " the fools who use it , " truly ridiculous . Good English is plain , easy , and ... mean that we should speak as broad as a cer- tain prosperous member of parliament from that country , though it has been ...
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