The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 |
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Page 65
... desires to be admitted ; he will be a very honourable accession . แ " Did the king please you ? The Coxheath men , I think , have some reason to complain . Reynolds says your camp is better than theirs . I hope you find yourself able to ...
... desires to be admitted ; he will be a very honourable accession . แ " Did the king please you ? The Coxheath men , I think , have some reason to complain . Reynolds says your camp is better than theirs . I hope you find yourself able to ...
Page 105
... desire all this ceremony ; let us tell our minds to one another quietly . " After the debate was over , he said , " I have got lights on the subject to - day , which I had not before . " This was a great deal from him , especially as he ...
... desire all this ceremony ; let us tell our minds to one another quietly . " After the debate was over , he said , " I have got lights on the subject to - day , which I had not before . " This was a great deal from him , especially as he ...
Page 118
... desires to conceal that of which he is ashamed . Do not pretend to deny it ; manifestum habemus furem . Make it an invariable and obligatory law to yourself , never to mention your own mental diseases . If you are never to speak of them ...
... desires to conceal that of which he is ashamed . Do not pretend to deny it ; manifestum habemus furem . Make it an invariable and obligatory law to yourself , never to mention your own mental diseases . If you are never to speak of them ...
Page 129
... desire to make the acquaintance of everybody who was eminent or remarkable , or even notorious , his strange propensity for witnessing execution probably brought him into more immediate intercourse with the keeper of Newgate ...
... desire to make the acquaintance of everybody who was eminent or remarkable , or even notorious , his strange propensity for witnessing execution probably brought him into more immediate intercourse with the keeper of Newgate ...
Page 138
... desire for our meeting this autumn is much increased . I wrote to Squire Godfrey Bosville , my Yorkshire chief , that I should , perhaps , pay him a visit , as I was to hold a conference with Dr. Johnson at York . I give you my word and ...
... desire for our meeting this autumn is much increased . I wrote to Squire Godfrey Bosville , my Yorkshire chief , that I should , perhaps , pay him a visit , as I was to hold a conference with Dr. Johnson at York . I give you my word and ...
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