The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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... occasions by Johnson , whose political opinions coincided exactly with his , has been difficult to account for ; and ... occasion : Dr Madden wished to address some person of high rank , in prose or verse ; and , desirous of having his ...
... occasions by Johnson , whose political opinions coincided exactly with his , has been difficult to account for ; and ... occasion : Dr Madden wished to address some person of high rank , in prose or verse ; and , desirous of having his ...
Page 398
... occasion ( which he could hardly convey to Dr Johnson ) , would have been the most expressive of his sincerity and self - humiliation ; and the most proper and effectual recommen- dation of his case to the commiseration of his audience ...
... occasion ( which he could hardly convey to Dr Johnson ) , would have been the most expressive of his sincerity and self - humiliation ; and the most proper and effectual recommen- dation of his case to the commiseration of his audience ...
Page 595
... occasion ; his zeal for subordination warm even to bigotry ; his ha- tred to innovation , and reverence for the old ... occasions shewed it ; yet never was Pp2 DR JOHNSON . 595.
... occasion ; his zeal for subordination warm even to bigotry ; his ha- tred to innovation , and reverence for the old ... occasions shewed it ; yet never was Pp2 DR JOHNSON . 595.
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