The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 |
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... passed at an ale - house between us . My purpose is to continue our acquaintance . " ( Pr . and Med . p . 164. ) Mr. Ed- It was in Butcher - row that this meeting happened . wards , who was a decent - looking , elderly man , in gray ...
... passed at an ale - house between us . My purpose is to continue our acquaintance . " ( Pr . and Med . p . 164. ) Mr. Ed- It was in Butcher - row that this meeting happened . wards , who was a decent - looking , elderly man , in gray ...
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... passed through life with- out experience : yet I would rather have him with me than a more sensible man who will not talk readily . This man is always willing to say what he has to say . " Yet Dr. Johnson had himself by no means that ...
... passed through life with- out experience : yet I would rather have him with me than a more sensible man who will not talk readily . This man is always willing to say what he has to say . " Yet Dr. Johnson had himself by no means that ...
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... passed between us , such as would be thought 1 Sir Joshua Reynolds wrote two Dialogues , in illustration of this position , in the first of which Johnson attacks Garriok in opposition to Sir Joshua , and in the other defends him against ...
... passed between us , such as would be thought 1 Sir Joshua Reynolds wrote two Dialogues , in illustration of this position , in the first of which Johnson attacks Garriok in opposition to Sir Joshua , and in the other defends him against ...
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... - ively of a sentence passed six months before . Perhaps this may be accounted for by Horne Tooke's having obtained a writ of error , and so suspended the execution of the sen tence -- 0 . asked you and your lady to live at my house.
... - ively of a sentence passed six months before . Perhaps this may be accounted for by Horne Tooke's having obtained a writ of error , and so suspended the execution of the sen tence -- 0 . asked you and your lady to live at my house.
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... passed from the drawing - room when dinner was announced , the servant would remove the ordinary wig , and replace it with the newer one ; and this ludicrous ceremony was performed every day . -C . 2 Here he either was mistaken , or had ...
... passed from the drawing - room when dinner was announced , the servant would remove the ordinary wig , and replace it with the newer one ; and this ludicrous ceremony was performed every day . -C . 2 Here he either was mistaken , or had ...
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