Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 41
... fear of madness . The struggle within him was violent and protracted . He alternated between extremes . He was ... fears . What else he told can only be conjectured . Boswell terms the whole communication " deeply interesting and of ...
... fear of madness . The struggle within him was violent and protracted . He alternated between extremes . He was ... fears . What else he told can only be conjectured . Boswell terms the whole communication " deeply interesting and of ...
Page 114
... fear , I may die in thy favor , through Jesus Christ our Lord . Amen . " Time passed . Grief passed . He saw Hill Boothby more clearly . Said he to Mrs. Thrale : " She pushed her piety to bigotry , her devotion to enthusiasm ; and she ...
... fear , I may die in thy favor , through Jesus Christ our Lord . Amen . " Time passed . Grief passed . He saw Hill Boothby more clearly . Said he to Mrs. Thrale : " She pushed her piety to bigotry , her devotion to enthusiasm ; and she ...
Page 207
... fear of madness , which was al- most common knowledge ; equally common was the disbelief which attended that fear . Mrs. Thrale's diary , though it does not tell all , tells a great deal : " How many times has this great , this ...
... fear of madness , which was al- most common knowledge ; equally common was the disbelief which attended that fear . Mrs. Thrale's diary , though it does not tell all , tells a great deal : " How many times has this great , this ...
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