The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... means , he must carry a large stock with him to trade with . " JOHNSON : " Yes , Sir . " " It was a delightful day : as we walked to St. Clement's Church , I again remarked that Fleet Street was the most cheerful scene in the world ...
... means , he must carry a large stock with him to trade with . " JOHNSON : " Yes , Sir . " " It was a delightful day : as we walked to St. Clement's Church , I again remarked that Fleet Street was the most cheerful scene in the world ...
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... not talk readily . man is always willing to say what he has to say . " Yet Dr. Johnson had himself by no means that willingness which he praised so much , and I think so justly ; for This who has not felt the painful effect of the dreary.
... not talk readily . man is always willing to say what he has to say . " Yet Dr. Johnson had himself by no means that willingness which he praised so much , and I think so justly ; for This who has not felt the painful effect of the dreary.
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... mean to express that he thought it a disproportionate prosperity ; but while he , as a philosopher , asserted an exemption from envy , non equidem invideo , he went on in the words of the poet , miror magis ; thereby signifying , either ...
... mean to express that he thought it a disproportionate prosperity ; but while he , as a philosopher , asserted an exemption from envy , non equidem invideo , he went on in the words of the poet , miror magis ; thereby signifying , either ...
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... mean by the question ? Why " ( replied Garrick , with an affected indifference , yet as if standing on tip - toe ) , " Lord Camden has this moment left me . We have had a long walk together . " JOHNSON : " Well , Sir , Garrick talked ...
... mean by the question ? Why " ( replied Garrick , with an affected indifference , yet as if standing on tip - toe ) , " Lord Camden has this moment left me . We have had a long walk together . " JOHNSON : " Well , Sir , Garrick talked ...
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... means . If it were a stream , they'd stop it . You must speak to him . It is really miserable . Were he a gamester , it could be said he had hopes of winning . Were he a bankrupt in trade , he might have grown rich ; but he has neither ...
... means . If it were a stream , they'd stop it . You must speak to him . It is really miserable . Were he a gamester , it could be said he had hopes of winning . Were he a bankrupt in trade , he might have grown rich ; but he has neither ...
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