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Page xii
In the strangely mixed scenes of human existence , our feelings are often at once pleasing and painful . Of this truth , the progress of the present work furnishes a striking instance . It was highly gratifying to me that ...
In the strangely mixed scenes of human existence , our feelings are often at once pleasing and painful . Of this truth , the progress of the present work furnishes a striking instance . It was highly gratifying to me that ...
Page xviii
Mr. Jonas Hanway having written an angry answer to the review of his Essay on Tea , Johnson in the same collection made a reply to it ; acknowl . This is the only instance , it is believed , when he con- 1756 . descended to take notice ...
Mr. Jonas Hanway having written an angry answer to the review of his Essay on Tea , Johnson in the same collection made a reply to it ; acknowl . This is the only instance , it is believed , when he con- 1756 . descended to take notice ...
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... actually exhibited one of the very rare instances of dying for love . She was buried in the cathedral of Lichfield ; and he , with a tender regard , placed a stone over her grave with this inscription : HERE LIES THE BODY OF MRS .
... actually exhibited one of the very rare instances of dying for love . She was buried in the cathedral of Lichfield ; and he , with a tender regard , placed a stone over her grave with this inscription : HERE LIES THE BODY OF MRS .
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Nor can I omit a little instance of that jealous inde- pendence of spirit , and impetuosity of temper , which never forsook him . The fact was acknowledged to me by him- self , upon the authority of his mother .
Nor can I omit a little instance of that jealous inde- pendence of spirit , and impetuosity of temper , which never forsook him . The fact was acknowledged to me by him- self , upon the authority of his mother .
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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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| 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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