“The” Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent, 1949 |
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... affected by particular qualities in the person he admires , the impressions of which are too minute and delicate to be substantiated in language . The following very solemn and affecting prayer was found after Dr. Johnson's decease , by ...
... affected by particular qualities in the person he admires , the impressions of which are too minute and delicate to be substantiated in language . The following very solemn and affecting prayer was found after Dr. Johnson's decease , by ...
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... affected my nerves for some time after , he said , " One had better be palsied at eighteen than not keep company ... affecting the English mode of expression , had previously char- acterised as " a superstitious dog ; " but after hearing ...
... affected my nerves for some time after , he said , " One had better be palsied at eighteen than not keep company ... affecting the English mode of expression , had previously char- acterised as " a superstitious dog ; " but after hearing ...
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... affected by the cold , scolded me , as if my shivering had been a paltry effeminacy , saying , " Why do you shiver ? " Sir William Scott , of the Commons , told me , that when he complained of a head - ach in the post - chaise , as they ...
... affected by the cold , scolded me , as if my shivering had been a paltry effeminacy , saying , " Why do you shiver ? " Sir William Scott , of the Commons , told me , that when he complained of a head - ach in the post - chaise , as they ...
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