Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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... called upon David Hume , then residing in the city , and found him " a very proper person for a young man to cultivate an acquaintance with . " Constrained to study law with his father after a brief jaunt to London , where he had " got ...
... called upon David Hume , then residing in the city , and found him " a very proper person for a young man to cultivate an acquaintance with . " Constrained to study law with his father after a brief jaunt to London , where he had " got ...
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... called DICTIONARY JOHN- SON , from that wonderful atchievement of genius and labour , his Dictionary of the English Language ; the merit of which I contemplate with more and more admiration . BOSWELL . In like manner we have " Hermes ...
... called DICTIONARY JOHN- SON , from that wonderful atchievement of genius and labour , his Dictionary of the English Language ; the merit of which I contemplate with more and more admiration . BOSWELL . In like manner we have " Hermes ...
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... called on Mr. Lloyd , one of the peo- ple called Quakers . He too was not at home ; but Mrs. Lloyd was , and received us courteously , and asked us to dinner . Johnson said to me , " After the uncertainty of all human things at Hector's ...
... called on Mr. Lloyd , one of the peo- ple called Quakers . He too was not at home ; but Mrs. Lloyd was , and received us courteously , and asked us to dinner . Johnson said to me , " After the uncertainty of all human things at Hector's ...
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