The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 8Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey, 1888 |
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Page 25
... told me , laughing heartily , that he understood it has been said of him , " He appears not to feel ; but when he is alone , depend upon it , he suffers sadly . ' I am as certain as I can be of any man's real sentiments , that he ...
... told me , laughing heartily , that he understood it has been said of him , " He appears not to feel ; but when he is alone , depend upon it , he suffers sadly . ' I am as certain as I can be of any man's real sentiments , that he ...
Page 27
... told by a lady , that , in her opinion , Johnson was " a very seducing man . " Disadvantages of person and manner may be forgotten , where intellectual pleasure is communicated to a susceptible mind ; and that Johnson was capable of ...
... told by a lady , that , in her opinion , Johnson was " a very seducing man . " Disadvantages of person and manner may be forgotten , where intellectual pleasure is communicated to a susceptible mind ; and that Johnson was capable of ...
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... told to Mr. Langton , when they were walking in his garden : " Here ( said he ) I had put a handsome sun - dial , with this inscription , Eheu fugaces ! which ( speaking with a smile ) was sadly verified , for by the next morning my ...
... told to Mr. Langton , when they were walking in his garden : " Here ( said he ) I had put a handsome sun - dial , with this inscription , Eheu fugaces ! which ( speaking with a smile ) was sadly verified , for by the next morning my ...
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... told by me how much may be added by your attention and patronage to experimental knowledge and natural history . There are arts of manufacture practised in the countries in which you preside , which are yet very imperfectly known here ...
... told by me how much may be added by your attention and patronage to experimental knowledge and natural history . There are arts of manufacture practised in the countries in which you preside , which are yet very imperfectly known here ...
Page 45
... told me I might now have the pleasure to see Dr. Johnson drink wine again , for he had lately re- turned to it . When I mentioned this to Johnson , he said , " I drink it now sometimes , but not so- cially . " The first evening that I ...
... told me I might now have the pleasure to see Dr. Johnson drink wine again , for he had lately re- turned to it . When I mentioned this to Johnson , he said , " I drink it now sometimes , but not so- cially . " The first evening that I ...
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