Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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... person whose life Johnson wrote , was her son ; or shall we not rather believe that the person who then assumed the name of Richard Savage was an impostor , being in reality the son of the " The story on which Mr. Cust so much relies ...
... person whose life Johnson wrote , was her son ; or shall we not rather believe that the person who then assumed the name of Richard Savage was an impostor , being in reality the son of the " The story on which Mr. Cust so much relies ...
Page 59
... persons have entertained , that Johnson was then a retired authour , ignorant of the world ; and , of consequence ... person who had never heard of any one of them . Some of the characters are believed to have been actually drawn from ...
... persons have entertained , that Johnson was then a retired authour , ignorant of the world ; and , of consequence ... person who had never heard of any one of them . Some of the characters are believed to have been actually drawn from ...
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... person whom he represents ; but even what a person would say on any particular subject . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , you are to consider that the manner and some particular phrases of a person do much to impress you with an idea of him ...
... person whom he represents ; but even what a person would say on any particular subject . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , you are to consider that the manner and some particular phrases of a person do much to impress you with an idea of him ...
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