The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... occasion for you coming to me . You may say , in one word , yes or no , and leave the rest to Holder and me . If you consent , pray tell the messenger to bring Holder to me . " When you shall be gone whither shall I turn myself ? ” — ED ...
... occasion for you coming to me . You may say , in one word , yes or no , and leave the rest to Holder and me . If you consent , pray tell the messenger to bring Holder to me . " When you shall be gone whither shall I turn myself ? ” — ED ...
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... Gerard Hamilton ; and this was , perhaps , the occasion which made Mr. Hamilton say that he once asked him for 50 % . for a charitable pur- pose.-ED. ] " We were married almost seventeen years , and have 22 1782. - ETAT . 73 .
... Gerard Hamilton ; and this was , perhaps , the occasion which made Mr. Hamilton say that he once asked him for 50 % . for a charitable pur- pose.-ED. ] " We were married almost seventeen years , and have 22 1782. - ETAT . 73 .
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... occasion said to me , " Sir , a man may be so much of every thing , that he is nothing of any thing . " 1 I shall give an instance , making the original by Roman , and Johnson's substitution in Italick characters : " In fairer scenes ...
... occasion said to me , " Sir , a man may be so much of every thing , that he is nothing of any thing . " 1 I shall give an instance , making the original by Roman , and Johnson's substitution in Italick characters : " In fairer scenes ...
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... occasion to remark on the human mind , that it had a necessary tendency to improvement , and that it would frequently anticipate instruction , and enable ingenious minds to acquire knowledge . " Sir , " said a stranger that overheard ...
... occasion to remark on the human mind , that it had a necessary tendency to improvement , and that it would frequently anticipate instruction , and enable ingenious minds to acquire knowledge . " Sir , " said a stranger that overheard ...
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... occasion for them , and would even rather repeat the same words , in order to avoid them . Nothing is more common than to mistake surnames , when we hear them carelessly uttered for the first time . To prevent this , he used not only to ...
... occasion for them , and would even rather repeat the same words , in order to avoid them . Nothing is more common than to mistake surnames , when we hear them carelessly uttered for the first time . To prevent this , he used not only to ...
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