The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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Page 19
... that he would name a particular person who he heard had talked of leaving off the Magazine , and would say , ' Let us have something good next month . ' It was observed , that avarice was inherent in some A LIST OF JOHNSON'S WORKS ...
... that he would name a particular person who he heard had talked of leaving off the Magazine , and would say , ' Let us have something good next month . ' It was observed , that avarice was inherent in some A LIST OF JOHNSON'S WORKS ...
Page 44
... particular gentlemen ; but the rest will not trouble their heads about it : " ( warmly . ) BOSWELL : " Well , Sir , I cannot think SO . " JOHNSON : " Nay , Sir , there is no talking with a man who will dispute what every body knows ...
... particular gentlemen ; but the rest will not trouble their heads about it : " ( warmly . ) BOSWELL : " Well , Sir , I cannot think SO . " JOHNSON : " Nay , Sir , there is no talking with a man who will dispute what every body knows ...
Page 53
... particular , that I see the mention of in your ' Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides ' which lies open before me ( 3rd ed . p . iii ) as to gunpowder ; which he spoke of to the same effect , in part , that you relate . " On one occasion ...
... particular , that I see the mention of in your ' Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides ' which lies open before me ( 3rd ed . p . iii ) as to gunpowder ; which he spoke of to the same effect , in part , that you relate . " On one occasion ...
Page 84
... particular kind of manufacture fails ; those who have been used to work at it can , for some time , work at nothing else . You meet a man begging ; you charge him with idleness he says , ' I am willing to labour . Will you give me work ...
... particular kind of manufacture fails ; those who have been used to work at it can , for some time , work at nothing else . You meet a man begging ; you charge him with idleness he says , ' I am willing to labour . Will you give me work ...
Page 120
... particular admirer of his . The Doctor growled and took no further notice . He admires in especial your Irene as the finest tragedy of modern times ; ' to which the Doctor replied , ' If Pot says so , Pot lies . ' ” LANGTON'S ...
... particular admirer of his . The Doctor growled and took no further notice . He admires in especial your Irene as the finest tragedy of modern times ; ' to which the Doctor replied , ' If Pot says so , Pot lies . ' ” LANGTON'S ...
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