The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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Page 418
... remember them . " BOSWELL . " But , Sir , we want marks to ascertain the pronunciation of the vowels . Sheridan , I believe , has finished such a work . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , consider how much easier it is to learn a language by the ...
... remember them . " BOSWELL . " But , Sir , we want marks to ascertain the pronunciation of the vowels . Sheridan , I believe , has finished such a work . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , consider how much easier it is to learn a language by the ...
Page 461
... remember a line in Dryden , ' And every poet is the monarch's friend . ' It ought to be reversed . " JOHNSON . " Nay , there are finer lines in Dryden on this subject : NELLI . " ' For colleges on bounteous Kings depend , And never ...
... remember a line in Dryden , ' And every poet is the monarch's friend . ' It ought to be reversed . " JOHNSON . " Nay , there are finer lines in Dryden on this subject : NELLI . " ' For colleges on bounteous Kings depend , And never ...
Page 141
... remember ; but if you have not a book immediately ready , and the subject moulds in your mind , it is a chance if you have again a desire to study it . " He added , " If a man never has an eager desire for instruction , he should ...
... remember ; but if you have not a book immediately ready , and the subject moulds in your mind , it is a chance if you have again a desire to study it . " He added , " If a man never has an eager desire for instruction , he should ...
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