The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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Page 189
... attention . " Let every man recollect , and he will be sensible how small a part of his time is employed in talking or thinking of Shakspeare , Voltaire , or any of the most celebrated men that have ever lived , or are now supposed to ...
... attention . " Let every man recollect , and he will be sensible how small a part of his time is employed in talking or thinking of Shakspeare , Voltaire , or any of the most celebrated men that have ever lived , or are now supposed to ...
Page 534
... attention and constancy , was sufficient ; that a man must use his body as he would his horse , and his stomach ; not tire him at once , but rise with an appetite . " On Wednesday , June 19 , Dr. Johnson and I returned to London ; he ...
... attention and constancy , was sufficient ; that a man must use his body as he would his horse , and his stomach ; not tire him at once , but rise with an appetite . " On Wednesday , June 19 , Dr. Johnson and I returned to London ; he ...
Page 562
... attention which you have so long shewn to my health and happiness , makes it as much a debt of gratitude as a call of interest , to give you an account of what befalls me , when accident recovers 1 me from your immediate care . - The ...
... attention which you have so long shewn to my health and happiness , makes it as much a debt of gratitude as a call of interest , to give you an account of what befalls me , when accident recovers 1 me from your immediate care . - The ...
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