The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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Page 65
... common shore , Where France doth all her filth and ordure pour . ' 22 OLDHAM . JOHNSON . " The common shore of Paris and of Rome . " " No calling or profession comes amiss , A needy monsieur can be what he please . ' " All sciences a ...
... common shore , Where France doth all her filth and ordure pour . ' 22 OLDHAM . JOHNSON . " The common shore of Paris and of Rome . " " No calling or profession comes amiss , A needy monsieur can be what he please . ' " All sciences a ...
Page 343
... common life , in the intercourse with his friends ? " JOHNSON . " Why no , Sir . Every body knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client ; and it is , therefore , properly no dissimulation : the moment you come from the bar ...
... common life , in the intercourse with his friends ? " JOHNSON . " Why no , Sir . Every body knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client ; and it is , therefore , properly no dissimulation : the moment you come from the bar ...
Page 27
... common mark ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir ; but we must attend to the difference between what men in general cannot do if they would , and what every man may do if he would . Sixteen - string Jack 2 towered above the common mark . " BOSWELL ...
... common mark ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir ; but we must attend to the difference between what men in general cannot do if they would , and what every man may do if he would . Sixteen - string Jack 2 towered above the common mark . " BOSWELL ...
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