The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... means but drinking . " We stopped at Messieurs Dillys , booksellers in the Poultry ; from whence he hurried away , in a hackney coach , to Mr. Thrale's in the borough . I called at his house in the evening , having promised to acquaint ...
... means but drinking . " We stopped at Messieurs Dillys , booksellers in the Poultry ; from whence he hurried away , in a hackney coach , to Mr. Thrale's in the borough . I called at his house in the evening , having promised to acquaint ...
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... means were found to acquire those immense sums which have been brought from thence of late : he was a scholar , and an agreeable man , and lived very prettily in London till his wife died . After her death , he took to dissipation and ...
... means were found to acquire those immense sums which have been brought from thence of late : he was a scholar , and an agreeable man , and lived very prettily in London till his wife died . After her death , he took to dissipation and ...
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... means of terrour and pity . For instance , ambition is a noble passion ; but by seeing upon the stage , that a man who is so excessively ambitious as to raise himself by injustice , is punished , we are terrified at the fatal ...
... means of terrour and pity . For instance , ambition is a noble passion ; but by seeing upon the stage , that a man who is so excessively ambitious as to raise himself by injustice , is punished , we are terrified at the fatal ...
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... means it is produced ; and , if good , will appear so at all times . I admit that the spirits are raised by drinking , as by the common participation of any pleasure : cock - fighting or bear - baiting will raise the spirits of a ...
... means it is produced ; and , if good , will appear so at all times . I admit that the spirits are raised by drinking , as by the common participation of any pleasure : cock - fighting or bear - baiting will raise the spirits of a ...
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... means " by stealth , " and instead of " blushing to find it fame , " acted evidently from vanity . JOHNSON . " I have seen no beings who do as much good from benevolence , as she does from whatever motive . If there are such under the ...
... means " by stealth , " and instead of " blushing to find it fame , " acted evidently from vanity . JOHNSON . " I have seen no beings who do as much good from benevolence , as she does from whatever motive . If there are such under the ...
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