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Page 169
... once incited him to swim a river ; and I had leisure to resolve in the water , that I would never hazard my life again for the destruction of a hare . " It was no fear for his neck that predisposed Johnson against riding after hounds ...
... once incited him to swim a river ; and I had leisure to resolve in the water , that I would never hazard my life again for the destruction of a hare . " It was no fear for his neck that predisposed Johnson against riding after hounds ...
Page 213
... once received a letter , and given it his servant to read , he was informed , that it was written by his brother , who , being shipwrecked , had swum naked to land , and was destitute of necessaries in a foreign country . Naked and ...
... once received a letter , and given it his servant to read , he was informed , that it was written by his brother , who , being shipwrecked , had swum naked to land , and was destitute of necessaries in a foreign country . Naked and ...
Page 269
... once , perhaps , a fortress to secure the pass , or to restrain the robbers , of which the present inhabitants can give no other account than that it is haunted by fairies ; that they went to dine at the foot of a rock , and travelled ...
... once , perhaps , a fortress to secure the pass , or to restrain the robbers , of which the present inhabitants can give no other account than that it is haunted by fairies ; that they went to dine at the foot of a rock , and travelled ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
JOHNSONS STYLE AND MANNERISMS | 24 |
JOHNSON ON PASTORAL | 60 |
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