Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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... isle , And lucid vigour marked the general style : As Nile's proud waves , swoln from their oozy bed , First o'er the neighbouring meads majestick spread ; Till gathering force , they more and more expand , And with new virtue fertilise ...
... isle , And lucid vigour marked the general style : As Nile's proud waves , swoln from their oozy bed , First o'er the neighbouring meads majestick spread ; Till gathering force , they more and more expand , And with new virtue fertilise ...
Page 322
... Isle of Man , and giving a full ac- count of it ; and that Mr. Burke had playfully suggested as a motto , The proper study of mankind is MAN . JOHNSON . " Sir , you will get more by the book than the jaunt will cost you ; so you will ...
... Isle of Man , and giving a full ac- count of it ; and that Mr. Burke had playfully suggested as a motto , The proper study of mankind is MAN . JOHNSON . " Sir , you will get more by the book than the jaunt will cost you ; so you will ...
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... Isles of Scotland ( Johnson ) Journey to London , The : see Provoked Husband , The Journey into North Wales , A ( Johnson ) , 233 Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland , A ( Johnson ) , 132 , 232 , 234 , 238 , 239 , 240 , 241 , 242 ...
... Isles of Scotland ( Johnson ) Journey to London , The : see Provoked Husband , The Journey into North Wales , A ( Johnson ) , 233 Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland , A ( Johnson ) , 132 , 232 , 234 , 238 , 239 , 240 , 241 , 242 ...
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