The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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... doubt , from a proper pride . But , considering his ascetic disposition at times , as acknowledged by himself in his Meditations , and the exaggeration with which some have treated the peculiarities of his character , I should not ...
... doubt , from a proper pride . But , considering his ascetic disposition at times , as acknowledged by himself in his Meditations , and the exaggeration with which some have treated the peculiarities of his character , I should not ...
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... doubt the authenticity of this account , by the following circumstantial statement in a letter to me from Miss Seward , of Lichfield : - " I know those verses were addressed to Lucy Porter , when he was enamoured of her in his boyish ...
... doubt the authenticity of this account , by the following circumstantial statement in a letter to me from Miss Seward , of Lichfield : - " I know those verses were addressed to Lucy Porter , when he was enamoured of her in his boyish ...
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... doubt that Johnson , though he thus shewed a manly firmness , proved a most affectionate and indulgent husband to the last moment of Mrs. Johnson's life : and in his " Prayers and Meditations , " we find very remarkable evidence that ...
... doubt that Johnson , though he thus shewed a manly firmness , proved a most affectionate and indulgent husband to the last moment of Mrs. Johnson's life : and in his " Prayers and Meditations , " we find very remarkable evidence that ...
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... doubt that he was insensibly furnishing his mind with various knowledge ; but I have not discovered that he wrote any thing except a great part of his tragedy of IRENE . Mr. Peter Garrick , the elder brother of David , told me that he ...
... doubt that he was insensibly furnishing his mind with various knowledge ; but I have not discovered that he wrote any thing except a great part of his tragedy of IRENE . Mr. Peter Garrick , the elder brother of David , told me that he ...
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... doubt not but you would be ready to recommend and assist your countryman . " G. WALMSLEY . " How he employed himself upon , his first coming to London is not particularly known.1 I never heard that he found any protec- tion or ...
... doubt not but you would be ready to recommend and assist your countryman . " G. WALMSLEY . " How he employed himself upon , his first coming to London is not particularly known.1 I never heard that he found any protec- tion or ...
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