The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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... mentioned , because they mark his character . JOHNSON . " Sir , there is no doubt as to peculi- arities the question is , whether a man's vices should be mentioned ; for instance , whether it should be mentioned that Addison and Parnell ...
... mentioned , because they mark his character . JOHNSON . " Sir , there is no doubt as to peculi- arities the question is , whether a man's vices should be mentioned ; for instance , whether it should be mentioned that Addison and Parnell ...
Page 117
... mentioned , unless it were that it reminded him of his approaching nearer to death , of which he had a constant dread . I mentioned to him a friend of mine who was formerly gloomy from low spirits , and much distressed by the fear of ...
... mentioned , unless it were that it reminded him of his approaching nearer to death , of which he had a constant dread . I mentioned to him a friend of mine who was formerly gloomy from low spirits , and much distressed by the fear of ...
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... mentioned . I used to consider it as a kind of flag of defiance : as if he had said , " Any argument you may offer against this , is not just . No , Sir , it is not . " It was like Falstaff's " I deny your Major . " Sir Joshua Reynolds ...
... mentioned . I used to consider it as a kind of flag of defiance : as if he had said , " Any argument you may offer against this , is not just . No , Sir , it is not . " It was like Falstaff's " I deny your Major . " Sir Joshua Reynolds ...
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