The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 |
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... acquaintance . " ( Pr . and Med . p . 164. ) Mr. Ed- It was in Butcher - row that this meeting happened . wards ... acquainted . - HALL . * This deliberate assertion of Johnson , that he had not seen Edwards since 1729 , is a con ...
... acquaintance . " ( Pr . and Med . p . 164. ) Mr. Ed- It was in Butcher - row that this meeting happened . wards ... acquainted . - HALL . * This deliberate assertion of Johnson , that he had not seen Edwards since 1729 , is a con ...
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... acquaintance . 2 Mr. Edwards had said to me aside , that Dr. Johnson should have been of a profession . I repeated the remark to Johnson , that I might have his own thoughts on the subject . JOHNSON . " Sir , it would have been better ...
... acquaintance . 2 Mr. Edwards had said to me aside , that Dr. Johnson should have been of a profession . I repeated the remark to Johnson , that I might have his own thoughts on the subject . JOHNSON . " Sir , it would have been better ...
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... acquaintance , which was continued with mutual re- gard as long as Johnson lived . Talking of a recent seditious delinquent , ' he said , " They should set him in the pillory , that he may be punished in a way that would disgrace him ...
... acquaintance , which was continued with mutual re- gard as long as Johnson lived . Talking of a recent seditious delinquent , ' he said , " They should set him in the pillory , that he may be punished in a way that would disgrace him ...
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... acquainted , and was very easy . He was quick in catch- ing the manner of the moment , and answered her somewhat in the " 6 style of the hero of a romance , Madam , you crown me with unfad- ing laurels . " I happened , I know not how ...
... acquainted , and was very easy . He was quick in catch- ing the manner of the moment , and answered her somewhat in the " 6 style of the hero of a romance , Madam , you crown me with unfad- ing laurels . " I happened , I know not how ...
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... acquainted . Before Johnson came , we talked a good deal of him . Ramsay said , he had always found him a very polite man , and that he treated him with great respect , which he did very sincerely . I said , I worshipped him . ROBERTSON ...
... acquainted . Before Johnson came , we talked a good deal of him . Ramsay said , he had always found him a very polite man , and that he treated him with great respect , which he did very sincerely . I said , I worshipped him . ROBERTSON ...
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