The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... heard him say so ; and I have in my possession an imperfect list , fairly written out , which he entitles " His- toria Studiorum . " I once got from one of his friends a list , which there was pretty good reason to suppose was accurate ...
... heard him say so ; and I have in my possession an imperfect list , fairly written out , which he entitles " His- toria Studiorum . " I once got from one of his friends a list , which there was pretty good reason to suppose was accurate ...
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... heard old Mr. Sheridan maintain , with much ingenuity , that a complete miser is a happy man ; a miser who gives himself wholly to the one passion of saving . " JOHNSON : " That is flying in the face of all the world , who have called ...
... heard old Mr. Sheridan maintain , with much ingenuity , that a complete miser is a happy man ; a miser who gives himself wholly to the one passion of saving . " JOHNSON : " That is flying in the face of all the world , who have called ...
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... heard of him , one would not wish to sacrifice himself to such a man . If he must always have some- body to drink with him , he should buy a slave , and then he would be sure to have it . They who submit to drink as another pleases ...
... heard of him , one would not wish to sacrifice himself to such a man . If he must always have some- body to drink with him , he should buy a slave , and then he would be sure to have it . They who submit to drink as another pleases ...
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... heard Henry's ' History of Britain ' well spoken of : I am told it is carried on in separate divisions , as the civil , the military , the religious history ; I wish much to have one branch well done , and that is the history of manners ...
... heard Henry's ' History of Britain ' well spoken of : I am told it is carried on in separate divisions , as the civil , the military , the religious history ; I wish much to have one branch well done , and that is the history of manners ...
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... heard . " The truth is , there was no venom in the wounds which he inflicted at any time , unless they were irritated by some malignant infusion by other hands . We were instantly as cordial again as ever , and joined in hearty laugh at ...
... heard . " The truth is , there was no venom in the wounds which he inflicted at any time , unless they were irritated by some malignant infusion by other hands . We were instantly as cordial again as ever , and joined in hearty laugh at ...
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