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He seemed to think it beneath him , though done at sixand - twenty . I said to bim , “ Your style , sir , is much improved since you translated this . " He answered , with a sort of triumphant smile , “ Sir , I hope it isd .
He seemed to think it beneath him , though done at sixand - twenty . I said to bim , “ Your style , sir , is much improved since you translated this . " He answered , with a sort of triumphant smile , “ Sir , I hope it isd .
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He seemed to me to hesitate as to the intended Italian tour , on which , I flattered myself , he and Mrs. Thrale and Dr. Johnson were soon to set out ; and therefore I pressed it as much as I could . I mentioned that Mr. Beauclerk had ...
He seemed to me to hesitate as to the intended Italian tour , on which , I flattered myself , he and Mrs. Thrale and Dr. Johnson were soon to set out ; and therefore I pressed it as much as I could . I mentioned that Mr. Beauclerk had ...
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... and also a little in the dictionary itselfm . I also learnt from Dr. Lawrence , but was then grown more stubborn . " A curious incident happened to - day , while Mr. Thrale 66 and that he seemed jealous of any interference : “ So ...
... and also a little in the dictionary itselfm . I also learnt from Dr. Lawrence , but was then grown more stubborn . " A curious incident happened to - day , while Mr. Thrale 66 and that he seemed jealous of any interference : “ So ...
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It seemed to me , that there was always something particularly mild and placid in his manner upon this holy festival , the commemoration of the most joyful event in the history of our world , the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour ...
It seemed to me , that there was always something particularly mild and placid in his manner upon this holy festival , the commemoration of the most joyful event in the history of our world , the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour ...
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“ I don't know , sir ; he seemed to dip deep into his mind for the reflection . ” JOHNSON . “ He had not far to dip , sir ; he had said the same thing , probably , twenty times before . ” Of a nobleman raised at a very early period to ...
“ I don't know , sir ; he seemed to dip deep into his mind for the reflection . ” JOHNSON . “ He had not far to dip , sir ; he had said the same thing , probably , twenty times before . ” Of a nobleman raised at a very early period to ...
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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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