The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 71
... appeared , I hope no more dif- ficulties will arise among you ; for I sincerely wish you all happy . Do not teach the young ones to dislike me , as you dislike me yourself ; but let me at least have Vero- nica's kindness , because she ...
... appeared , I hope no more dif- ficulties will arise among you ; for I sincerely wish you all happy . Do not teach the young ones to dislike me , as you dislike me yourself ; but let me at least have Vero- nica's kindness , because she ...
Page 74
... appearance , while all within was z The son of Johnson's old friend , Mr. William Drummond . ( See vol . ii . p . 24. ) He was a young man of such distinguished merit , that he was nominated to one of the medical professorships in the ...
... appearance , while all within was z The son of Johnson's old friend , Mr. William Drummond . ( See vol . ii . p . 24. ) He was a young man of such distinguished merit , that he was nominated to one of the medical professorships in the ...
Page 77
... appeared to be in great agony at the thought of killing her children , turned to me with a smile , and said , “ Funny enough . " - Boswell . e Dr. Johnson afterwards told me , that he was of opinion that a clergyman had this right ...
... appeared to be in great agony at the thought of killing her children , turned to me with a smile , and said , “ Funny enough . " - Boswell . e Dr. Johnson afterwards told me , that he was of opinion that a clergyman had this right ...
Page 82
... appeared . Mr. Strahan , however , had sent one of the sermons to Dr. Johnson for his opi- nion ; and after his unfavourable letter to Dr. Blair had been sent off , he received from Johnson , on Christmas eve , a note , in which was the ...
... appeared . Mr. Strahan , however , had sent one of the sermons to Dr. Johnson for his opi- nion ; and after his unfavourable letter to Dr. Blair had been sent off , he received from Johnson , on Christmas eve , a note , in which was the ...
Page 92
... appeared in the newspapers , and been afterwards contradicted , I have been placed in a state of very uneasy uncertainty , from which I hoped to be relieved by you : ¶ None of the persons here mentioned executed the work which they had ...
... appeared in the newspapers , and been afterwards contradicted , I have been placed in a state of very uneasy uncertainty , from which I hoped to be relieved by you : ¶ None of the persons here mentioned executed the work which they had ...
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