The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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... heard ? " " I have heard Ossian , Oscar , and every one of them . " Johnson said of Chatterton , " This is the most extraordinary young man that has encountered my knowledge It is wonder- ful how the whelp has written such things . " We ...
... heard ? " " I have heard Ossian , Oscar , and every one of them . " Johnson said of Chatterton , " This is the most extraordinary young man that has encountered my knowledge It is wonder- ful how the whelp has written such things . " We ...
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... heard before , -being called , that is , hearing one's name pronounced by the voice of a known person at a great distance , far beyond the possibility of being reached by any sound uttered by human organs . " An acquaintance , on whose ...
... heard before , -being called , that is , hearing one's name pronounced by the voice of a known person at a great distance , far beyond the possibility of being reached by any sound uttered by human organs . " An acquaintance , on whose ...
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... HEARD yesterday of your late disorder , and should think ill of myself if I had heard of it without alarm . I heard likewise of your recovery , which I sincerely wish to be com- plete and permanent . Your country has been in danger of ...
... HEARD yesterday of your late disorder , and should think ill of myself if I had heard of it without alarm . I heard likewise of your recovery , which I sincerely wish to be com- plete and permanent . Your country has been in danger of ...
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