The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Volume 1Dent, 1949 |
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Page 133
... never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy.1 Who ever wishes to attain an English style , familiar ...
... never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy.1 Who ever wishes to attain an English style , familiar ...
Page 515
... never in his life offered me a sight of any original or of any evidence of any kind ; but thought only of intimidat- ing me by noise and threats , till my last answer , -that I would not be deterred from detecting what I thought a cheat ...
... never in his life offered me a sight of any original or of any evidence of any kind ; but thought only of intimidat- ing me by noise and threats , till my last answer , -that I would not be deterred from detecting what I thought a cheat ...
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... never been born , or had never died . So it would have been better for this nation if Lord Bute had never been minister , or had never resigned . " In the evening we went to the Town - hall , which was con- verted into a temporary ...
... never been born , or had never died . So it would have been better for this nation if Lord Bute had never been minister , or had never resigned . " In the evening we went to the Town - hall , which was con- verted into a temporary ...
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