The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... afterwards I should have done better for myself . " I told him that at a gentleman's house where there was thought to be such extravagance or bad management , that he was living much beyond his income , his lady had ob- jected to the ...
... afterwards I should have done better for myself . " I told him that at a gentleman's house where there was thought to be such extravagance or bad management , that he was living much beyond his income , his lady had ob- jected to the ...
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... afterwards , " Sir , they respected me for literature ; and yet it was not great but by comparison . Sir , it is amazing how little literature there is in the world . " B. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE 5 most valuable sense of the word 4 ...
... afterwards , " Sir , they respected me for literature ; and yet it was not great but by comparison . Sir , it is amazing how little literature there is in the world . " B. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE 5 most valuable sense of the word 4 ...
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... afterwards to burst in thunder . - We talked of a gentleman [ Langton ] who was running out his fortune in London ; and I said , " We must get him out of it . All his friends must quarrel with him , and that will soon drive him away ...
... afterwards to burst in thunder . - We talked of a gentleman [ Langton ] who was running out his fortune in London ; and I said , " We must get him out of it . All his friends must quarrel with him , and that will soon drive him away ...
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... afterwards avail himself . " JOHNSON : " Very true , Sir . Therefore the man , who is asked by an author , what he thinks of his work , is put to the torture , and is not obliged to speak the truth ; so that what he says is not ...
... afterwards avail himself . " JOHNSON : " Very true , Sir . Therefore the man , who is asked by an author , what he thinks of his work , is put to the torture , and is not obliged to speak the truth ; so that what he says is not ...
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... afterwards received a much higher price for my writings . ' An author should sell his first work for what the book- sellers will give , till it shall appear whether he is an author of merit , or , which is the same thing as to purchase ...
... afterwards received a much higher price for my writings . ' An author should sell his first work for what the book- sellers will give , till it shall appear whether he is an author of merit , or , which is the same thing as to purchase ...
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