The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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Page 17
... look into all the chambers but one . ' But we should have the greatest inclination to look into that chamber , to talk of that subject . " JOHNSON , ( with a loud voice ) " Sir , I am not saying that you could live in friendship with a ...
... look into all the chambers but one . ' But we should have the greatest inclination to look into that chamber , to talk of that subject . " JOHNSON , ( with a loud voice ) " Sir , I am not saying that you could live in friendship with a ...
Page 143
... look at the backs of books . " Johnson , ever ready for contest , instantly started from his reverie , wheeled about and answered , " Sir , the reason is very plain . Know- ledge is of two kinds . We know a subject ourselves , or we ...
... look at the backs of books . " Johnson , ever ready for contest , instantly started from his reverie , wheeled about and answered , " Sir , the reason is very plain . Know- ledge is of two kinds . We know a subject ourselves , or we ...
Page 177
... look back , I am utterly unable to discover : but human moments are stolen away by a thousand petty impediments which leave no trace behind them . I have been afflicted , through the whole Christmas , with the general disorder , of ...
... look back , I am utterly unable to discover : but human moments are stolen away by a thousand petty impediments which leave no trace behind them . I have been afflicted , through the whole Christmas , with the general disorder , of ...
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