The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 |
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... John- son , it is when you come close to a man in conversation , that you discover what his real abilities are ; ' and the pre- tentiousness and feebleness of Lord Mansfield's conversation must have been well - known to him by the ...
... John- son , it is when you come close to a man in conversation , that you discover what his real abilities are ; ' and the pre- tentiousness and feebleness of Lord Mansfield's conversation must have been well - known to him by the ...
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... John- son , being , with all the advantages of high birth , learning , travel , and elegant manners , an exemplary parish priest in every respect . After some compliments on both sides , the tour which Johnson " I am very sorry that I ...
... John- son , being , with all the advantages of high birth , learning , travel , and elegant manners , an exemplary parish priest in every respect . After some compliments on both sides , the tour which Johnson " I am very sorry that I ...
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... John- son , what would you have said of Buchanan , had he been an Englishman ? ' — ' Why , Sir , ( said Johnson , after a little pause , ) I should not have said of Buchanan , had he been an Englishman , what I will now say of him as a ...
... John- son , what would you have said of Buchanan , had he been an Englishman ? ' — ' Why , Sir , ( said Johnson , after a little pause , ) I should not have said of Buchanan , had he been an Englishman , what I will now say of him as a ...
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... JOHN- SON . " That is system , Sir . A great traveller observes , that it is said there are no weak or deformed people among the Indians ; but he with much sagacity assigns the reason of this , which is , that the hardship of their life ...
... JOHN- SON . " That is system , Sir . A great traveller observes , that it is said there are no weak or deformed people among the Indians ; but he with much sagacity assigns the reason of this , which is , that the hardship of their life ...
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... JOHN- SON . " Yes , sir , it is . A man will more easily write a sheet all his own than read an octavo volume to get extracts . " To one of John- son's wonderful fertility of mind , I believe writing was really easier than reading and ...
... JOHN- SON . " Yes , sir , it is . A man will more easily write a sheet all his own than read an octavo volume to get extracts . " To one of John- son's wonderful fertility of mind , I believe writing was really easier than reading and ...
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