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Then , sir , those who knew him formerly upon a level with themselves , may think
that they ought still to be treated as on a level ; which cannot be : and an
acquaintance in a former situation , may bring out things which it would be very ...
Then , sir , those who knew him formerly upon a level with themselves , may think
that they ought still to be treated as on a level ; which cannot be : and an
acquaintance in a former situation , may bring out things which it would be very ...
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I mentioned Mr. Solicitor's relation , lord Charles Hay , with whom I knew Dr.
Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON . “ I wrote something for lord Charles ;
and I thought he had nothing to fear from a court martial . I suffered a great loss ...
I mentioned Mr. Solicitor's relation , lord Charles Hay , with whom I knew Dr.
Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON . “ I wrote something for lord Charles ;
and I thought he had nothing to fear from a court martial . I suffered a great loss ...
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Volumes would be required to contain a list of his numerous and various
acquaintance , none of whom he ever forgot ; and could describe and
discriminate them all with precision and vivacity . He associated with persons the
most widely ...
Volumes would be required to contain a list of his numerous and various
acquaintance , none of whom he ever forgot ; and could describe and
discriminate them all with precision and vivacity . He associated with persons the
most widely ...
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I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private
connections , and fairly gets into the great ocean of London , will , by
imperceptible degrees , unavoidably experience such cessations of
acquaintance .
I was sorry at the time to hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private
connections , and fairly gets into the great ocean of London , will , by
imperceptible degrees , unavoidably experience such cessations of
acquaintance .
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I repeated to him an argument of a lady of my acquaintance , who maintained ,
that her husband's having been guilty of numberless infidelities , released her
from conjugal obligations , because they were reciprocal . JOHNSON . “ This is ...
I repeated to him an argument of a lady of my acquaintance , who maintained ,
that her husband's having been guilty of numberless infidelities , released her
from conjugal obligations , because they were reciprocal . JOHNSON . “ This is ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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