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Page 48
But Johnson had no aversion to these men : on the contrary , he lived with them
in familiar friendship , did them active kindnesses , and with Macbean ( who
seems to have been the survivor of his earliest friends ) he continued in the
kindest ...
But Johnson had no aversion to these men : on the contrary , he lived with them
in familiar friendship , did them active kindnesses , and with Macbean ( who
seems to have been the survivor of his earliest friends ) he continued in the
kindest ...
Page 97
Johnson having read aloud , from the begin66 · Malloch , as Mr. Bindley
observes to me , continued to write his name thus , after he came to London . His
verses prefixed to the second edition of Thomson's Winter ' are so subscribed ,
and so ...
Johnson having read aloud , from the begin66 · Malloch , as Mr. Bindley
observes to me , continued to write his name thus , after he came to London . His
verses prefixed to the second edition of Thomson's Winter ' are so subscribed ,
and so ...
Page 124
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 sometimes say
more than I mean , in jest ; and people are apt to believe me serious : however , I
am ...
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 sometimes say
more than I mean , in jest ; and people are apt to believe me serious : however , I
am ...
Page 129
... and were not ignorant certainly of the arts of life . This proves also the stones
not to be factitious ; for they that could mould such durable masses could do
much more than make mortar , and could have continued the transverse from the
...
... and were not ignorant certainly of the arts of life . This proves also the stones
not to be factitious ; for they that could mould such durable masses could do
much more than make mortar , and could have continued the transverse from the
...
Page 156
The powder hurt my stomach so much that it could not be continued . “ Return Sir
Alexander Dick my sincere thanks for his kind letter ; and bring with you the
rhubarb ' which he so tenderly offers me . “ I hope dear Mrs. Boswell is now quite
well ...
The powder hurt my stomach so much that it could not be continued . “ Return Sir
Alexander Dick my sincere thanks for his kind letter ; and bring with you the
rhubarb ' which he so tenderly offers me . “ I hope dear Mrs. Boswell is now quite
well ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 5 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, John Wilson Croker |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Editor | John Wilson Croker |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1831 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2016 |
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