The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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Page 77
... doubts , whether he could bring himself to practise those arts which it is supposed a person in that situation has occasion to employ . " Don't be afraid , sir , " said Johnson , with a pleasant smile ; 66 you will soon make a very ...
... doubts , whether he could bring himself to practise those arts which it is supposed a person in that situation has occasion to employ . " Don't be afraid , sir , " said Johnson , with a pleasant smile ; 66 you will soon make a very ...
Page 87
... doubts concerning the religion in which he had been bred , was induced , by reading the 110th Number of " The Rambler , " ( on REPENTANCE , ) to consider the subject more deeply ; and the result of his inquiries was , a deter- mination ...
... doubts concerning the religion in which he had been bred , was induced , by reading the 110th Number of " The Rambler , " ( on REPENTANCE , ) to consider the subject more deeply ; and the result of his inquiries was , a deter- mination ...
Page 102
... doubt very fatiguing . He proceeded : " I would not , however , be a stranger in my own country ; I would visit my neighbours , and receive their visits ; but I would not be in haste to return visits . If a gentleman comes to see me , I ...
... doubt very fatiguing . He proceeded : " I would not , however , be a stranger in my own country ; I would visit my neighbours , and receive their visits ; but I would not be in haste to return visits . If a gentleman comes to see me , I ...
Page 120
... doubt , have produced a most valuable and curious history of Cromwell's life . ” — Bos- WELL . I may add , that , had Johnson given us a Life of Cromwell , we should not have been disgusted in numberless instances with My Lord Protector ...
... doubt , have produced a most valuable and curious history of Cromwell's life . ” — Bos- WELL . I may add , that , had Johnson given us a Life of Cromwell , we should not have been disgusted in numberless instances with My Lord Protector ...
Page 124
... doubt then you will be very singular . But , indeed , sir , ' continued he , ' I look upon myself to be a man very much misunderstood . I am not an uncandid , nor am I a severe man . I some- times say more than I mean , in jest ; and ...
... doubt then you will be very singular . But , indeed , sir , ' continued he , ' I look upon myself to be a man very much misunderstood . I am not an uncandid , nor am I a severe man . I some- times say more than I mean , in jest ; and ...
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