“The” Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent, 1949 |
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... heard Dr. Johnson say , that he thought this was the best thing he ever wrote . " > * In January , 1749 , he published " THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES , being the Tenth Satire of Juvenal imitated . " * He , I believe , composed it the ...
... heard Dr. Johnson say , that he thought this was the best thing he ever wrote . " > * In January , 1749 , he published " THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES , being the Tenth Satire of Juvenal imitated . " * He , I believe , composed it the ...
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... heard him declare , that if holding up his right hand would have secured victory at Culloden to Prince Charles's army , he was not sure he would have held it up ; so little confidence had he in the right claimed by the house of Stuart ...
... heard him declare , that if holding up his right hand would have secured victory at Culloden to Prince Charles's army , he was not sure he would have held it up ; so little confidence had he in the right claimed by the house of Stuart ...
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... heard , that Johnson , when observing to him that it was prudent for a man who had not been accustomed to speak in publick , to begin his speech in as simple a manner as possible , acknowledged that he rose in that society to deliver a ...
... heard , that Johnson , when observing to him that it was prudent for a man who had not been accustomed to speak in publick , to begin his speech in as simple a manner as possible , acknowledged that he rose in that society to deliver a ...
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