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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... written , because there is a great deal of novelty . But when once a man has settled his opinions , there is seldom ... written down what it cost yesterday . " I mentioned a lady who thought as he did , so that her husband could not get ...
... written , because there is a great deal of novelty . But when once a man has settled his opinions , there is seldom ... written down what it cost yesterday . " I mentioned a lady who thought as he did , so that her husband could not get ...
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... written state of his expence ; and besides , a calculation of Å“conomy so as not to exceed one's income , cannot be made without a view of the different articles in figures , that one may see how to retrench in some particulars less ...
... written state of his expence ; and besides , a calculation of Å“conomy so as not to exceed one's income , cannot be made without a view of the different articles in figures , that one may see how to retrench in some particulars less ...
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... written , which I hoped he would be so good as to read , and pick out the good ones . JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , send me only the good ones ; don't make me pick them . " On Thursday , April 10 , I introduced to him , at his house in Bolt ...
... written , which I hoped he would be so good as to read , and pick out the good ones . JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , send me only the good ones ; don't make me pick them . " On Thursday , April 10 , I introduced to him , at his house in Bolt ...
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... written on that science . - Preface to Anecdotes of Painting in England . ' " The introductory lines are these : ' It is difficult to avoid praising too little or too much . The boundless panegyricks which have been lavished upon the ...
... written on that science . - Preface to Anecdotes of Painting in England . ' " The introductory lines are these : ' It is difficult to avoid praising too little or too much . The boundless panegyricks which have been lavished upon the ...
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... written by one Sault , at two guineas a sheet , under the direction of Dr. Midgeley . " BOSWELL . " This has been a very factious reign , owing to the which a man exasperates most people more , than by displaying a superior ability of ...
... written by one Sault , at two guineas a sheet , under the direction of Dr. Midgeley . " BOSWELL . " This has been a very factious reign , owing to the which a man exasperates most people more , than by displaying a superior ability of ...
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