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He had numberless dependants out of doors as well as in , who , as he
expressed it , did not like to see him latterly unless he brought them money . For
those people he used frequently to raise contributions on his richer friends ; " and
this ...
He had numberless dependants out of doors as well as in , who , as he
expressed it , did not like to see him latterly unless he brought them money . For
those people he used frequently to raise contributions on his richer friends ; " and
this ...
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2 Johnson has here expressed a sentiment similar to that contained in one of
Shenstone's stanzas , to which , in his life of that poet , he has given high praise :
.6 I prized every hour that went by , Beyond all that had pleased me before ; But ...
2 Johnson has here expressed a sentiment similar to that contained in one of
Shenstone's stanzas , to which , in his life of that poet , he has given high praise :
.6 I prized every hour that went by , Beyond all that had pleased me before ; But ...
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... expressed in your kind letter makes me think it necessary to tell you that they
who are pleased to wish me well , need not be any longer particularly solicitous
about me . I prevailed on my physician to bleed me very copiously , almost
against ...
... expressed in your kind letter makes me think it necessary to tell you that they
who are pleased to wish me well , need not be any longer particularly solicitous
about me . I prevailed on my physician to bleed me very copiously , almost
against ...
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... readiness to relieve a good man from errour , but by his clothing one of the
sentiments in his Rambler , in different language , not inferior to that of the
original , shows his extraordinary command of clear and forcible expression .
... readiness to relieve a good man from errour , but by his clothing one of the
sentiments in his Rambler , in different language , not inferior to that of the
original , shows his extraordinary command of clear and forcible expression .
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I have , in my - Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides , fully expressed my sentiments
upon this subject . The revolution was necessury , but not a subject for glory ;
because it for a long time blasted the generous feelings of loyalty . And now ,
when ...
I have , in my - Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides , fully expressed my sentiments
upon this subject . The revolution was necessury , but not a subject for glory ;
because it for a long time blasted the generous feelings of loyalty . And now ,
when ...
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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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