The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... called ( that is , the editor of Demosthenes ) , was the most silent man , the merest statue of a man that I have ever seen . I once dined in company with him , and all he said during the whole time was no more than Richard . How a man ...
... called ( that is , the editor of Demosthenes ) , was the most silent man , the merest statue of a man that I have ever seen . I once dined in company with him , and all he said during the whole time was no more than Richard . How a man ...
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... called an avaricious man a miser , because he is miserable . No , Sir ; a man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man , because he has both enjoyments . " The conversation having turned on bon - mots , he quoted , from one ...
... called an avaricious man a miser , because he is miserable . No , Sir ; a man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man , because he has both enjoyments . " The conversation having turned on bon - mots , he quoted , from one ...
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... called on him , and ac- companied him in a hackney coach . We stopped first at the bottom of Hedge Lane , into which he went to leave a letter " with good news for a poor man in distress , " as he told me . I did not question him ...
... called on him , and ac- companied him in a hackney coach . We stopped first at the bottom of Hedge Lane , into which he went to leave a letter " with good news for a poor man in distress , " as he told me . I did not question him ...
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... called Johnsoniana ' has sold very much . " JOHNSON : " Yet the Journey to the Hebrides ' has not had a great sale . " 1 BOSWELL : " That is strange . " JOHNSON : " Yes , 1 Here he either was mistaken , or had a different notion of an ...
... called Johnsoniana ' has sold very much . " JOHNSON : " Yet the Journey to the Hebrides ' has not had a great sale . " 1 BOSWELL : " That is strange . " JOHNSON : " Yes , 1 Here he either was mistaken , or had a different notion of an ...
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... called out of the room , and we were by ourselves , he drew his chair near to mine , and said , in a tone of conciliating courtesy , " Well , how have you done ? " BOSWELL " Sir , you have made me very uneasy by your behaviour to me ...
... called out of the room , and we were by ourselves , he drew his chair near to mine , and said , in a tone of conciliating courtesy , " Well , how have you done ? " BOSWELL " Sir , you have made me very uneasy by your behaviour to me ...
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