The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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... once observed to me , that " Johnson knew more books than any man alive . " He had a peculiar facility in seizing at once what was valuable in any book , without submitting to the labour of perusing it from beginning to end . He had ...
... once observed to me , that " Johnson knew more books than any man alive . " He had a peculiar facility in seizing at once what was valuable in any book , without submitting to the labour of perusing it from beginning to end . He had ...
Page 284
... once at the seat of Lord Clive , who had returned from India with great wealth ; and that he shewed him at the door of his bed - chamber a large chest , which he said he had once had full of gold ; upon which Brown observed , I am glad ...
... once at the seat of Lord Clive , who had returned from India with great wealth ; and that he shewed him at the door of his bed - chamber a large chest , which he said he had once had full of gold ; upon which Brown observed , I am glad ...
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... once took a fancy to associate with the wits of London ; but with so little success , that Foote said , " What can he mean by coming among us ? He is not only dull him- self , but the cause of dullness in others . " Trying him by the ...
... once took a fancy to associate with the wits of London ; but with so little success , that Foote said , " What can he mean by coming among us ? He is not only dull him- self , but the cause of dullness in others . " Trying him by the ...
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