The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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... told me , that Mr. Wedderburne , now Lord Lough- borough , was the person who first mentioned this subject to him . Lord Loughborough told me , that the pension was granted to Johnson solely as the reward of his literary merit , without ...
... told me , that Mr. Wedderburne , now Lord Lough- borough , was the person who first mentioned this subject to him . Lord Loughborough told me , that the pension was granted to Johnson solely as the reward of his literary merit , without ...
Page 460
... told of him , than one truth which he does not wish should be told . " GOLDSMITH . " For my part , I'd tell truth , and shame the devil . " JOHN- SON . Yes , Sir ; but the devil will be angry . I wish to shame the devil as much as you ...
... told of him , than one truth which he does not wish should be told . " GOLDSMITH . " For my part , I'd tell truth , and shame the devil . " JOHN- SON . Yes , Sir ; but the devil will be angry . I wish to shame the devil as much as you ...
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... told they had uttered a falsehood . Do talk to her of it : I am weary . " BOSWELL . " Was not Dr. John Campbell a very inaccurate man in his narrative , Sir ? He once told me , that he drank thirteen bottles of port at a sitting . " 1 ...
... told they had uttered a falsehood . Do talk to her of it : I am weary . " BOSWELL . " Was not Dr. John Campbell a very inaccurate man in his narrative , Sir ? He once told me , that he drank thirteen bottles of port at a sitting . " 1 ...
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