Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 39
... known at the Universities , where they seldom read any books but what are put into their hands by their tutors ; so that when I came to Oxford , Dr. Adams told me I was the best qualified for the University that he had ever known come ...
... known at the Universities , where they seldom read any books but what are put into their hands by their tutors ; so that when I came to Oxford , Dr. Adams told me I was the best qualified for the University that he had ever known come ...
Page 198
... known him three years . He is a man of as great humanity as any in the world . " Edmund Burke , Esq . " I have known him between three and four years ; he is an ingenious man , a man of remarkable humanity , a thorough , good - natured ...
... known him three years . He is a man of as great humanity as any in the world . " Edmund Burke , Esq . " I have known him between three and four years ; he is an ingenious man , a man of remarkable humanity , a thorough , good - natured ...
Page 281
... known what it was to have a wife . " " Sir , " said Johnson , his voice beginning to falter ; " I have known what it was to have a wife , and I have known what it was to lose a wife . It had almost broke my heart . " B Five : A Helping ...
... known what it was to have a wife . " " Sir , " said Johnson , his voice beginning to falter ; " I have known what it was to have a wife , and I have known what it was to lose a wife . It had almost broke my heart . " B Five : A Helping ...
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