Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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... seemed to others a very small sport . He now laughed immoderately , without any reason that we could perceive , at our friend's making his will ; called him the testator , and added , " I dare say , he thinks he has done a mighty thing ...
... seemed to others a very small sport . He now laughed immoderately , without any reason that we could perceive , at our friend's making his will ; called him the testator , and added , " I dare say , he thinks he has done a mighty thing ...
Page 347
... seemed to be willing to die , and full of hopes of happiness . " Sir , ( said he , ) Dr. Dodd would have given both his hands and both his legs to have lived . The better a man is , the more afraid he is of death , having a clearer view ...
... seemed to be willing to die , and full of hopes of happiness . " Sir , ( said he , ) Dr. Dodd would have given both his hands and both his legs to have lived . The better a man is , the more afraid he is of death , having a clearer view ...
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... seemed to have pleasure in talking upon religious sub- jects . " On Monday , the 13th of December , the day on which he died , a Miss Morris , daughter to a particular friend of his , called , and said to Fran- cis , that she begged to ...
... seemed to have pleasure in talking upon religious sub- jects . " On Monday , the 13th of December , the day on which he died , a Miss Morris , daughter to a particular friend of his , called , and said to Fran- cis , that she begged to ...
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