The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 1National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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... servant , a good - humoured alert lad , brought his lordship's in a minute . The Duke's servant , a lazy sulky dog , was so sluggish , that his Grace , being wet to the skin , reproved him , and had for answer with a grunt , " I came as ...
... servant , a good - humoured alert lad , brought his lordship's in a minute . The Duke's servant , a lazy sulky dog , was so sluggish , that his Grace , being wet to the skin , reproved him , and had for answer with a grunt , " I came as ...
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... servant , " Over the leaf is a letter to my mother . " " DEAR HONOURED MOTHER , " SAM . JOHNSON . " " Jan. 16 , 1759 . " Your weakness afflicts me beyond what I am willing to communicate to you . I do not think you unfit to face death ...
... servant , " Over the leaf is a letter to my mother . " " DEAR HONOURED MOTHER , " SAM . JOHNSON . " " Jan. 16 , 1759 . " Your weakness afflicts me beyond what I am willing to communicate to you . I do not think you unfit to face death ...
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... servant to say he was not at home when he really was . 66 " A servant's strict regard for truth , " said he , ' must be weakened by such a practice . A philosopher may know that it is merely a form of denial ; but few servants are such ...
... servant to say he was not at home when he really was . 66 " A servant's strict regard for truth , " said he , ' must be weakened by such a practice . A philosopher may know that it is merely a form of denial ; but few servants are such ...
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