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... master of any science , or fit yourself for any profession . " I mentioned that a gay friend had advised me against being a lawyer , because I should be excelled by plodding blockheads . JOHNSON . 66 Why , sir , in the formulary and ...
... master of any science , or fit yourself for any profession . " I mentioned that a gay friend had advised me against being a lawyer , because I should be excelled by plodding blockheads . JOHNSON . 66 Why , sir , in the formulary and ...
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... master , he has preserved three , which he kindly gave me , and which I shall insert according to their dates . TO MR . FRANCIS BARBER . " DEAR FRANCIS , -I have been very much out of order . I am glad to hear that you are well , and ...
... master , he has preserved three , which he kindly gave me , and which I shall insert according to their dates . TO MR . FRANCIS BARBER . " DEAR FRANCIS , -I have been very much out of order . I am glad to hear that you are well , and ...
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... master of the field , he had recourse to the device which Goldsmith im- puted to him in the witty words of one of Cibber's come- dies : " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for when his pistol misses fire , he knocks you down with the ...
... master of the field , he had recourse to the device which Goldsmith im- puted to him in the witty words of one of Cibber's come- dies : " There is no arguing with Johnson ; for when his pistol misses fire , he knocks you down with the ...
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... master , Gregory Sharpe , preach at the Temple . In the prefatory prayer , Sharpe ranted about liberty , as a blessing most fervently to be implored , and its continuance prayed for , Johnson observed that our liberty was in no sort of ...
... master , Gregory Sharpe , preach at the Temple . In the prefatory prayer , Sharpe ranted about liberty , as a blessing most fervently to be implored , and its continuance prayed for , Johnson observed that our liberty was in no sort of ...
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... master as he is of all the knowledge that belongs to a statesman and a scholar , was asked to point out from the stores of his reading the few models of oratorical composition , to the perusal of which he could most frequently and with ...
... master as he is of all the knowledge that belongs to a statesman and a scholar , was asked to point out from the stores of his reading the few models of oratorical composition , to the perusal of which he could most frequently and with ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 2 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2018 |
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