The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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Page 387
... seemed to be pretty uniform . About twelve o'clock I commonly visited him , and frequently found him in bed , or declaiming over his tea , which he drank very plentifully . He generally had a levee of morning visitors , chiefly men of ...
... seemed to be pretty uniform . About twelve o'clock I commonly visited him , and frequently found him in bed , or declaiming over his tea , which he drank very plentifully . He generally had a levee of morning visitors , chiefly men of ...
Page 114
... seemed to be willing to die , and full of hopes of happiness . " Sir , ( said he , ) Dr. Dodd would have given both his hands and both his legs to have lived . The better a man is , the more afraid is he of death , having a clearer view ...
... seemed to be willing to die , and full of hopes of happiness . " Sir , ( said he , ) Dr. Dodd would have given both his hands and both his legs to have lived . The better a man is , the more afraid is he of death , having a clearer view ...
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... seemed to be driven to an extremity by his adversary , was very remarkable . Of his power in this respect , our common friend , Mr. Windham , of Norfolk , has been pleased to furnish me with an eminent instance . However unfavourable to ...
... seemed to be driven to an extremity by his adversary , was very remarkable . Of his power in this respect , our common friend , Mr. Windham , of Norfolk , has been pleased to furnish me with an eminent instance . However unfavourable to ...
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