The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4John W. Lovell Company, 1899 - Authors, English |
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... talked on that subject . This , it seems , ex- asperated him , though he said nothing at the time . The cloud was charged with sulphureous vapour , which was afterwards to burst in thunder . We talked of a gentleman [ Mr. Langton ] ...
... talked on that subject . This , it seems , ex- asperated him , though he said nothing at the time . The cloud was charged with sulphureous vapour , which was afterwards to burst in thunder . We talked of a gentleman [ Mr. Langton ] ...
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... talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired . We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been maintained that this superfetation , this teeming of the press in modern times ...
... talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired . We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been maintained that this superfetation , this teeming of the press in modern times ...
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... talked above the capacity of some people with whom they had been in company together . No matter , Sir , " said Johnson ; they consider it as a compliment to be talked to as if they were wiser than they are . So true is this , Sir ...
... talked above the capacity of some people with whom they had been in company together . No matter , Sir , " said Johnson ; they consider it as a compliment to be talked to as if they were wiser than they are . So true is this , Sir ...
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