Boswell's Life of JohnsonG. Routledge and Sons, 1856 - 298 pages |
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... Man of the World , " also of the farce called " Love - à - la - Mode . " He was born in Westmeath in 1690 , and lived to the patriarchal age of 107. - ED , He said , " It is commonly a weak man 2 [ 1776 . BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... Man of the World , " also of the farce called " Love - à - la - Mode . " He was born in Westmeath in 1690 , and lived to the patriarchal age of 107. - ED , He said , " It is commonly a weak man 2 [ 1776 . BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... called at his house in the evening , having promised to acquaint Mrs. Williams of his safe return ; when , to my surprise , I found him sitting with her at tea , and , as I thought , not in a very good humour : for , it seems , when he ...
... called at his house in the evening , having promised to acquaint Mrs. Williams of his safe return ; when , to my surprise , I found him sitting with her at tea , and , as I thought , not in a very good humour : for , it seems , when he ...
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... called on him , and showed him , as a curiosity which I had discovered , his " Translation of Lobo's Account of Abyssinia , " which Sir John Pringle had lent me , it being then little known as one of his works . He said , " Take no ...
... called on him , and showed him , as a curiosity which I had discovered , his " Translation of Lobo's Account of Abyssinia , " which Sir John Pringle had lent me , it being then little known as one of his works . He said , " Take no ...
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... called in question ; because they only had something upon which they could rest as matter of fact . " MURRAY : " It seems to me that we are not angry at a man for controverting an opinion which we believe and value ; we rather pity him ...
... called in question ; because they only had something upon which they could rest as matter of fact . " MURRAY : " It seems to me that we are not angry at a man for controverting an opinion which we believe and value ; we rather pity him ...
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... called on Dr. Johnson , I said , it was a pity that truth was not so firm as to bid defiance to all attacks , so that it might be shot at as much as people chose to attempt , and yet remain unhurt . JOHNSON : " Then , Sir , it would not ...
... called on Dr. Johnson , I said , it was a pity that truth was not so firm as to bid defiance to all attacks , so that it might be shot at as much as people chose to attempt , and yet remain unhurt . JOHNSON : " Then , Sir , it would not ...
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