The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... thing . Suppose a face has been painted by fifty painters before ; still we love to see it done by Sir Joshua . " JOHNSON : " True , Sir , but Sir Joshua cannot paint a face when he has not time to look on it . " Bos- WELL : “ Sir , a ...
... thing . Suppose a face has been painted by fifty painters before ; still we love to see it done by Sir Joshua . " JOHNSON : " True , Sir , but Sir Joshua cannot paint a face when he has not time to look on it . " Bos- WELL : “ Sir , a ...
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... thing rather than another , nor from one kind of weather rather than another . There are people , I believe , who feel a difference ; but I am not one of them . And as to regular meals , I have fasted from the Sunday's dinner to the ...
... thing rather than another , nor from one kind of weather rather than another . There are people , I believe , who feel a difference ; but I am not one of them . And as to regular meals , I have fasted from the Sunday's dinner to the ...
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... thing to a college , which is a permanent society , whether it gets the money now or twenty years hence ; and I would wish to make my relations or friends feel the benefit of it . " This interview confirmed my opinion of Johnson's most ...
... thing to a college , which is a permanent society , whether it gets the money now or twenty years hence ; and I would wish to make my relations or friends feel the benefit of it . " This interview confirmed my opinion of Johnson's most ...
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... thing you will meet in the other world , will be an elegant copy of Shakespeare's works presented to you . Dr. Johnson smiled benignantly at this , and did not appear to disapprove of the notion . We went to St. Clement's Church again ...
... thing you will meet in the other world , will be an elegant copy of Shakespeare's works presented to you . Dr. Johnson smiled benignantly at this , and did not appear to disapprove of the notion . We went to St. Clement's Church again ...
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... thing . JOHNSON : " Because , Sir , you made me angry about the Americans . " BOSWELL : " But why did you not take your revenge directly ? " JOHNSON ( smiling ) : " Because , Sir , I had nothing ready . A man cannot strike till he has ...
... thing . JOHNSON : " Because , Sir , you made me angry about the Americans . " BOSWELL : " But why did you not take your revenge directly ? " JOHNSON ( smiling ) : " Because , Sir , I had nothing ready . A man cannot strike till he has ...
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