The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence, Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Original Pieces of His Composition : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 3 |
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THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL , D. - I am HAVING left Ashbourne in the evening , we stopped to change horses at Derby , and availed ourselves of a moment to enjoy the conversation of my countryman , Dr. Butler , then physician there .
THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL , D. - I am HAVING left Ashbourne in the evening , we stopped to change horses at Derby , and availed ourselves of a moment to enjoy the conversation of my countryman , Dr. Butler , then physician there .
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JOHNSON . “ Why , sir , a man is very apt to complain of the ingratitude of those who have risen far above bim . A man , when he gets into a higher sphere , into other habits of life , cannot keep up all his former connections .
JOHNSON . “ Why , sir , a man is very apt to complain of the ingratitude of those who have risen far above bim . A man , when he gets into a higher sphere , into other habits of life , cannot keep up all his former connections .
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JOHNSON . “ Depend upon it , sir , this is mere talk . Who is ruined by gaming ? You will not find six instances in an age . There is a strange rout made about deep play ; whereas you have many more people ruined by ...
JOHNSON . “ Depend upon it , sir , this is mere talk . Who is ruined by gaming ? You will not find six instances in an age . There is a strange rout made about deep play ; whereas you have many more people ruined by ...
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JOHNSON . “ This lady of yours , sir , I think , is very fit for a brothel . ” Mr. Macbean , author of the Dictionary of Ancient Geography , came in . He mentioned that he had been forty years absent from Scotland . " Ah , Boswell !
JOHNSON . “ This lady of yours , sir , I think , is very fit for a brothel . ” Mr. Macbean , author of the Dictionary of Ancient Geography , came in . He mentioned that he had been forty years absent from Scotland . " Ah , Boswell !
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At dinner , Mr. Murphy entertained us with the history of Mr. Joseph Simpson , a schoolfellow of Dr. Johnson's , a barrister at law , of good parts , but who fell into a dissipated course of life , incompatible with that success in his ...
At dinner , Mr. Murphy entertained us with the history of Mr. Joseph Simpson , a schoolfellow of Dr. Johnson's , a barrister at law , of good parts , but who fell into a dissipated course of life , incompatible with that success in his ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence, Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Original Pieces of His Composition : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and ..., Volume 3 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence, Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Original Pieces of His Composition : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Edmond Malone Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Illustrated by | Edmond Malone |
| Publisher | Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
| Length | 1854 pages |
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