“The” Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent, 1949 |
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Page 65
... common shore , Where France doth all her filth and ordure pour . " OLDHAM . " The common shore of Paris and of Rome . " JOHNSON . and , " No calling or profession comes amiss , A needy monsieur can be what he please . " OLDHAM . " All ...
... common shore , Where France doth all her filth and ordure pour . " OLDHAM . " The common shore of Paris and of Rome . " JOHNSON . and , " No calling or profession comes amiss , A needy monsieur can be what he please . " OLDHAM . " All ...
Page 293
... common fabrick obtain only by mute abstraction and solitary drudgery . He tried this scheme of life awhile , was made weary of it by his sense and his virtue ; he then wished to return to his studies ; and finding long habits of ...
... common fabrick obtain only by mute abstraction and solitary drudgery . He tried this scheme of life awhile , was made weary of it by his sense and his virtue ; he then wished to return to his studies ; and finding long habits of ...
Page 616
... common room . JOHNSON . " They are in the right , Sir : there can be no real conversation , no fair exertion of mind amongst them , if the young men are by ; for a man who has a character does not choose to stake it in their presence ...
... common room . JOHNSON . " They are in the right , Sir : there can be no real conversation , no fair exertion of mind amongst them , if the young men are by ; for a man who has a character does not choose to stake it in their presence ...
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