The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 |
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Page 29
... attention and anxiety that the sale should not suffer the smallest decrease , that he would name a partic- ular person who he heard had talked of leaving off the Magazine , and would say , ' Let us have something good next month ...
... attention and anxiety that the sale should not suffer the smallest decrease , that he would name a partic- ular person who he heard had talked of leaving off the Magazine , and would say , ' Let us have something good next month ...
Page 39
... attention to that alone , which is enough for any man ; and he might have found a great deal scattered in various books , had he read solely with that view . Henry erred in not selling his first volume at a moderate price to the ...
... attention to that alone , which is enough for any man ; and he might have found a great deal scattered in various books , had he read solely with that view . Henry erred in not selling his first volume at a moderate price to the ...
Page 42
... attention was paid to him than usual , which put him out of humour : and upon some imaginary offence ' from me , he attacked me with such rudeness , that I was vexed and angry , because it gave those persons an opportunity of enlarging ...
... attention was paid to him than usual , which put him out of humour : and upon some imaginary offence ' from me , he attacked me with such rudeness , that I was vexed and angry , because it gave those persons an opportunity of enlarging ...
Page 46
... attention to Mrs. Williams , which must not be omitted . Before coming out , and leaving her to dine alone , he gave her her choice of a chicken , a sweetbread , or any other little nice thing , which was carefully sent to her from the ...
... attention to Mrs. Williams , which must not be omitted . Before coming out , and leaving her to dine alone , he gave her her choice of a chicken , a sweetbread , or any other little nice thing , which was carefully sent to her from the ...
Page 50
... attention to the sages of the law ; but if , after hearing them , they have a firm opinion of their own , are bound , as honest men , to decide accord- ingly . Nor is it so difficult for them to understand even law ques- tions as is ...
... attention to the sages of the law ; but if , after hearing them , they have a firm opinion of their own , are bound , as honest men , to decide accord- ingly . Nor is it so difficult for them to understand even law ques- tions as is ...
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