The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4G. Dearborn, 1835 |
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... acquaintance . " ( Pr . and Med . p . 164. ) It was in Butcher - row that this meeting happened . Mr. Ed . wards ... acquainted . - HALL . 2 This deliberate assertion of Johnson , that he had not seen Edwards since 1729 , is a con ...
... acquaintance . " ( Pr . and Med . p . 164. ) It was in Butcher - row that this meeting happened . Mr. Ed . wards ... acquainted . - HALL . 2 This deliberate assertion of Johnson , that he had not seen Edwards since 1729 , is a con ...
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... acquaintance for acuteness of wit ; and to whom , I think , the French expression , “ Il pétille d'esprit , " is particularly suited . He has gratified me by men- tioning that he heard Dr. Johnson say , “ Sir , if I were to lose Boswell ...
... acquaintance for acuteness of wit ; and to whom , I think , the French expression , “ Il pétille d'esprit , " is particularly suited . He has gratified me by men- tioning that he heard Dr. Johnson say , “ Sir , if I were to lose Boswell ...
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... acquaintance , my friend , my instructor , if I speak much , it were not to be mar- velled ; if I speak frankly , it ... acquainted with Dr. Johnson near thirty years . He died in London , July 16 , 1796 , in his sixty - eighth year.-M ...
... acquaintance , my friend , my instructor , if I speak much , it were not to be mar- velled ; if I speak frankly , it ... acquainted with Dr. Johnson near thirty years . He died in London , July 16 , 1796 , in his sixty - eighth year.-M ...
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