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... thought so , Sir , if I had not heard you talk . " The General asked him what he thought of the spirit of infidelity which was so prevalent . JOHNSON . " Sir , this gloom of infidelity , I hope , is only a transient cloud passing ...
... thought so , Sir , if I had not heard you talk . " The General asked him what he thought of the spirit of infidelity which was so prevalent . JOHNSON . " Sir , this gloom of infidelity , I hope , is only a transient cloud passing ...
Page 370
... thought upon the subject . " 1 BoswELL . " I suppose , Sir , he has thought superficially , and seized the first notions which occurred to his mind . " JOHNSON . " Why then , Sir , still he is like a dog , that snatches the piece next ...
... thought upon the subject . " 1 BoswELL . " I suppose , Sir , he has thought superficially , and seized the first notions which occurred to his mind . " JOHNSON . " Why then , Sir , still he is like a dog , that snatches the piece next ...
Page 452
... thought impertinent to him and to a lady of his acquaintance . The apology was written so much in Dr. Johnson's manner , that both Mrs. Williams and I supposed it to be his ; but when he came home , he soon undeceived us . When he said ...
... thought impertinent to him and to a lady of his acquaintance . The apology was written so much in Dr. Johnson's manner , that both Mrs. Williams and I supposed it to be his ; but when he came home , he soon undeceived us . When he said ...
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