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I asked his old schoolfellow , Mr. Hector , sur- 66 It was not , however , much cultivated , as we may collect from Dr. John- son's own account of his early years , published by R. Phillips , 8vo . 1805 , a work undoubtedly authentick ...
I asked his old schoolfellow , Mr. Hector , sur- 66 It was not , however , much cultivated , as we may collect from Dr. John- son's own account of his early years , published by R. Phillips , 8vo . 1805 , a work undoubtedly authentick ...
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Mr. Hammond asked Mr. Johnson , how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst of so great a crowd . He answered , be- cause it was impossible to keep him at home ; for , young as he was ...
Mr. Hammond asked Mr. Johnson , how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst of so great a crowd . He answered , be- cause it was impossible to keep him at home ; for , young as he was ...
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Being asked if he could remember queen Anne , -- " He had , " he said , " a confused , but somehow a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . " This touch , however , was without any effect .
Being asked if he could remember queen Anne , -- " He had , " he said , " a confused , but somehow a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . " This touch , however , was without any effect .
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For instance , he would call up a boy and ask him Latin for a candlestick , which the boy could not expect to be asked . Now , sir , if a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a master to teach him .
For instance , he would call up a boy and ask him Latin for a candlestick , which the boy could not expect to be asked . Now , sir , if a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a master to teach him .
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On the sixth , Mr. Jorden asked me why I had not attended . I answered I had been sliding in Christ - church meadow . And this I said with as much nonchalance as I am now talking to you . I had no notion that I was wrong or irreverent ...
On the sixth , Mr. Jorden asked me why I had not attended . I answered I had been sliding in Christ - church meadow . And this I said with as much nonchalance as I am now talking to you . I had no notion that I was wrong or irreverent ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 1 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Sep 2010 |
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