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... of which is one compiled for the booksellers of London , by sir John Hawkins , knight " , a man whom , during my long intimacy with Dr. Johnson , I never saw in his company , I think , but once , and I am sure not above twice .
... of which is one compiled for the booksellers of London , by sir John Hawkins , knight " , a man whom , during my long intimacy with Dr. Johnson , I never saw in his company , I think , but once , and I am sure not above twice .
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Bramston , in his Man of Taste , has the same thought : Sure , of all blockheads , scholars are the worst . - Boswell . Johnson's meaning , however , is , that a scholar who is a blockhead , must be the worst of all blockheads , because ...
Bramston , in his Man of Taste , has the same thought : Sure , of all blockheads , scholars are the worst . - Boswell . Johnson's meaning , however , is , that a scholar who is a blockhead , must be the worst of all blockheads , because ...
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... and I am very sure of his disapprobation of the doctrines of the church of Rome ; because about three weeks before we came abroad , he said to my Cornelia , You are going where the ostentatious pomp of church ceremonies attracts the ...
... and I am very sure of his disapprobation of the doctrines of the church of Rome ; because about three weeks before we came abroad , he said to my Cornelia , You are going where the ostentatious pomp of church ceremonies attracts the ...
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The road lay between two hedges , so I was sure she could not miss it ; and I contrived that she should soon come up with me . When she did , I observed her to be in tears . " This , it must be allowed , was a singular beginning of ...
The road lay between two hedges , so I was sure she could not miss it ; and I contrived that she should soon come up with me . When she did , I observed her to be in tears . " This , it must be allowed , was a singular beginning of ...
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... and I am pretty sure he told me , that Mr. Cave was the first pub- lisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he came to town , and he knew how he could live in the cheapest manner .
... and I am pretty sure he told me , that Mr. Cave was the first pub- lisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he came to town , and he knew how he could live in the cheapest manner .
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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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