The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Volume 1Dent, 1949 |
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... Dictionary . He certainly was mistaken ; or if he imagined at first that he was imitating Temple , he was very unsuccessful ; for nothing can be more unlike than the simplicity of Temple , and the richness of Johnson . Their styles ...
... Dictionary . He certainly was mistaken ; or if he imagined at first that he was imitating Temple , he was very unsuccessful ; for nothing can be more unlike than the simplicity of Temple , and the richness of Johnson . Their styles ...
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... Dictionary , had behaved to him in such a manner as to excite his contempt and indignation . The world has been for many years amused with a story confidently told , and as confidently repeated with additional circumstances , that a ...
... Dictionary , had behaved to him in such a manner as to excite his contempt and indignation . The world has been for many years amused with a story confidently told , and as confidently repeated with additional circumstances , that a ...
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... Dictionary , now near publication ; but the master did not choose to talk on the subject , never asked Johnson to dine , nor even to visit him , while he stayed at Oxford . After we had left the lodgings , Johnson said to me , ' There ...
... Dictionary , now near publication ; but the master did not choose to talk on the subject , never asked Johnson to dine , nor even to visit him , while he stayed at Oxford . After we had left the lodgings , Johnson said to me , ' There ...
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