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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... thought the poems published as translations from Ossian , had so little merit , that he said , ' Sir , a man might write such stuff for ever , if he would abandon his mind to it . ' " He said , ' A man should pass a part of his time ...
... thought the poems published as translations from Ossian , had so little merit , that he said , ' Sir , a man might write such stuff for ever , if he would abandon his mind to it . ' " He said , ' A man should pass a part of his time ...
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... thought would please Johnson , as affording clear evidence that Mallet had appeared even as a literary character by the name of Malloch ; his changing which to one of softer sound , had given Johnson occasion to introduce him into his ...
... thought would please Johnson , as affording clear evidence that Mallet had appeared even as a literary character by the name of Malloch ; his changing which to one of softer sound , had given Johnson occasion to introduce him into his ...
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... thought , by which a sincere Christian might be disturbed , even when conscious of having lived a good life , so far as is consistent with human infirmity ; he might fear that he should afterwards fall away , and be guilty of such ...
... thought , by which a sincere Christian might be disturbed , even when conscious of having lived a good life , so far as is consistent with human infirmity ; he might fear that he should afterwards fall away , and be guilty of such ...
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... thought it must be highly curious to trace his extraordinary rise to the supreme power , from so obscure a beginning ... thoughts in the latter part of his life were frequently em- ployed on his deceased friends . He often muttered these ...
... thought it must be highly curious to trace his extraordinary rise to the supreme power , from so obscure a beginning ... thoughts in the latter part of his life were frequently em- ployed on his deceased friends . He often muttered these ...
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... thought him less to be envied on the stage than at the head of a table . ' " " Johnson , indeed , had thought more upon the subject of acting than might be generally supposed . Talking of it one day to Mr. Kemble , he said , " Are you ...
... thought him less to be envied on the stage than at the head of a table . ' " " Johnson , indeed , had thought more upon the subject of acting than might be generally supposed . Talking of it one day to Mr. Kemble , he said , " Are you ...
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