The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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Page 114
... believe the second sight , " which seemed to excite some ridicule . I was then so impressed with the truth of many of the stories of which I had been told , that I avowed my conviction , saying , " He is only willing to believe : I do ...
... believe the second sight , " which seemed to excite some ridicule . I was then so impressed with the truth of many of the stories of which I had been told , that I avowed my conviction , saying , " He is only willing to believe : I do ...
Page 204
... believe so ; from the great attention he bestowed on it . " JOHNSON . Nay , Sir , he died of want of attention , if he died at all by that book . " 66 We talked of a work much in vogue at that time , written in a very mellifluous style ...
... believe so ; from the great attention he bestowed on it . " JOHNSON . Nay , Sir , he died of want of attention , if he died at all by that book . " 66 We talked of a work much in vogue at that time , written in a very mellifluous style ...
Page 307
... believe that the prologue which you generously gave to Mr. Kelly's widow and children the other day , is the effusion of one in sick- ness and in disquietude : but external circumstances are sure indications of the state of man . I send ...
... believe that the prologue which you generously gave to Mr. Kelly's widow and children the other day , is the effusion of one in sick- ness and in disquietude : but external circumstances are sure indications of the state of man . I send ...
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