“The” Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent, 1949 |
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Page 143
... death and burial , it cannot be read without wonder . 2 From Mr. Francis Barber I have had the following authen- tick and artless account of the situation in which he found him recently after his wife's death : " He was in great ...
... death and burial , it cannot be read without wonder . 2 From Mr. Francis Barber I have had the following authen- tick and artless account of the situation in which he found him recently after his wife's death : " He was in great ...
Page 205
... death , which is more formida- ble at the first glance , than on a nearer and more steady view . A violent death is never very painful ; the only danger is , lest it should be unprovided . But if a man can be supposed to make no ...
... death , which is more formida- ble at the first glance , than on a nearer and more steady view . A violent death is never very painful ; the only danger is , lest it should be unprovided . But if a man can be supposed to make no ...
Page 206
... death , is , that we think he might have lived longer ; yet this cause of grief is common to many other kinds of death , which are not so passionately bewailed . The truth is , that every death is violent which is the effect of accident ...
... death , is , that we think he might have lived longer ; yet this cause of grief is common to many other kinds of death , which are not so passionately bewailed . The truth is , that every death is violent which is the effect of accident ...
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