The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1912 |
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... remarkable , even in his earliest years , may easily be sup- posed ; for to use his own words in his Life of Sydenham , That the strength of his understanding , the accuracy of his discernment , and the ardour of his curiosity , might ...
... remarkable , even in his earliest years , may easily be sup- posed ; for to use his own words in his Life of Sydenham , That the strength of his understanding , the accuracy of his discernment , and the ardour of his curiosity , might ...
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... remarkable , and does honour to human nature . Talking to me once himself of his being much distinguished at school , he told me , " They never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said Johnson is as good a ...
... remarkable , and does honour to human nature . Talking to me once himself of his being much distinguished at school , he told me , " They never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said Johnson is as good a ...
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... remarkable for good breeding ; so that the notion which has been industriously circulated and believed , that he never was in good company till late in life , and consequently had been confirmed in coarse and ferocious manners by long ...
... remarkable for good breeding ; so that the notion which has been industriously circulated and believed , that he never was in good company till late in life , and consequently had been confirmed in coarse and ferocious manners by long ...
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... remarkable evidence that his regard and fondness for her never ceased , even after her death . He now set up a private academy , for which purpose he hired a large house , well situated , near his native city . In the Gentleman's ...
... remarkable evidence that his regard and fondness for her never ceased , even after her death . He now set up a private academy , for which purpose he hired a large house , well situated , near his native city . In the Gentleman's ...
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... remarkable , that there is scarcely any coincidence found between the two performances , though upon the very same subject . The only instances are , in describing London as the sink of foreign worthlessness : the common shore , and ...
... remarkable , that there is scarcely any coincidence found between the two performances , though upon the very same subject . The only instances are , in describing London as the sink of foreign worthlessness : the common shore , and ...
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