The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 |
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... common occurrences of life , which we may observe in some people . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , I am in the habit of getting others to do things for me . " BOSWELL . " What , Sir ! have you that weakness ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir . But I ...
... common occurrences of life , which we may observe in some people . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , I am in the habit of getting others to do things for me . " BOSWELL . " What , Sir ! have you that weakness ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir . But I ...
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... common language it is understood to mean prose . " JOHNSON . ( And here was one of the many instances of his knowing clearly and telling exactly how a thing is ) , " A pamphlet is understood in common language to mean prose , only from ...
... common language it is understood to mean prose . " JOHNSON . ( And here was one of the many instances of his knowing clearly and telling exactly how a thing is ) , " A pamphlet is understood in common language to mean prose , only from ...
Page 39
... common life . " ROBERTSON . Henry should have applied his 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 ...
... common life . " ROBERTSON . Henry should have applied his 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 ...
Page 48
... , and when the idea is a simple one , common to all mankind , like old age , the language which has no single expression for it , is , so far , imperfect . - 0 . " RAS . LORD MARCHMONT - POPE . 49 whether 48 LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... , and when the idea is a simple one , common to all mankind , like old age , the language which has no single expression for it , is , so far , imperfect . - 0 . " RAS . LORD MARCHMONT - POPE . 49 whether 48 LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... common topic of conversation . It was asked why piling their arms was insisted upon as a matter of such consequence , when it seemed to be a circumstance so inconsiderable in itself . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , a French author says , ' Il ...
... common topic of conversation . It was asked why piling their arms was insisted upon as a matter of such consequence , when it seemed to be a circumstance so inconsiderable in itself . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , a French author says , ' Il ...
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