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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He appeared to have a pleasure in contradiction , especially when any opinion whatever was delivered with an air of confidence ; so that there was hardly any topick , if not one of the great truths of religion and morality , that he ...
He appeared to have a pleasure in contradiction , especially when any opinion whatever was delivered with an air of confidence ; so that there was hardly any topick , if not one of the great truths of religion and morality , that he ...
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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 company , as drinking does ; though surely they will not improve ...
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 company , as drinking does ; though surely they will not improve ...
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We have no pleasure in dwelling longer on the vices of so pitiful a being as Hayley , or in exposing further the particular passage in the painter's history to which we have alluded . Romney died at Kendal in Lancashire , of which ...
We have no pleasure in dwelling longer on the vices of so pitiful a being as Hayley , or in exposing further the particular passage in the painter's history to which we have alluded . Romney died at Kendal in Lancashire , of which ...
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“ Pray give me leave , sir ; -It is better here- A little of the brown - Some fat , sir - A little of the stuffing - Some gravy - Let me have the pleasure of giving you some butter - Allow me to recommend a squeeze of this orange ...
“ Pray give me leave , sir ; -It is better here- A little of the brown - Some fat , sir - A little of the stuffing - Some gravy - Let me have the pleasure of giving you some butter - Allow me to recommend a squeeze of this orange ...
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His father would have grieved : but he lived to obtain the pleasure of his son's election , and died before that pleasure was abated . Langton's lady has brought him a girl , and both are well : I dined with him the other day .
His father would have grieved : but he lived to obtain the pleasure of his son's election , and died before that pleasure was abated . Langton's lady has brought him a girl , and both are well : I dined with him the other day .
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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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