The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Volume 1Dent, 1949 - Authors, English |
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Page viii
... called the tour of Europe , " and Corsica occurred to him as a place which nobody else had seen . Apart from the exaggerated enthusiasm with which he espoused the cause of the Corsican patriots , the tour of the island was important in ...
... called the tour of Europe , " and Corsica occurred to him as a place which nobody else had seen . Apart from the exaggerated enthusiasm with which he espoused the cause of the Corsican patriots , the tour of the island was important in ...
Page 409
... called the Drake and the Ralegh , but now they were to be called the Resolution and the Adventure . JOHNSON . " Much better ; for had the Ralegh returned without going round the world , it would have been ridiculous . To give them ...
... called the Drake and the Ralegh , but now they were to be called the Resolution and the Adventure . JOHNSON . " Much better ; for had the Ralegh returned without going round the world , it would have been ridiculous . To give them ...
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... called on Mr. Lloyd , one of the people called Quakers . He too was not at home , but Mrs. Lloyd was , and received us courteously , and asked us to dinner . Johnson said to me , " After the uncertainty of all human things at Hector's ...
... called on Mr. Lloyd , one of the people called Quakers . He too was not at home , but Mrs. Lloyd was , and received us courteously , and asked us to dinner . Johnson said to me , " After the uncertainty of all human things at Hector's ...
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