“The” Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order, a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: ...G. Routledge & Company, Farringdon Street, 1857 - 300 pages |
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... wonder , Sir , you have not more pleasure in writing than in not writing . " JOHNSON : " Sir , you may wonder . " He talked of making verses , and observed , " The great difficulty is , to know when you have made good ones . When ...
... wonder , Sir , you have not more pleasure in writing than in not writing . " JOHNSON : " Sir , you may wonder . " He talked of making verses , and observed , " The great difficulty is , to know when you have made good ones . When ...
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... wonder ; but hoped that it would be renewed at your recovery . " Since you will not inform us where you are , or how you live , I know not whether you desire to know any thing of us . However , I will tell you that THE CLUB subsists ...
... wonder ; but hoped that it would be renewed at your recovery . " Since you will not inform us where you are , or how you live , I know not whether you desire to know any thing of us . However , I will tell you that THE CLUB subsists ...
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... wonder , with most that hear an account of his economy , will be , how he was able , with such an income , to do so much , especially when it is considered that he paid for every thing he had . He had no land , except the two or three ...
... wonder , with most that hear an account of his economy , will be , how he was able , with such an income , to do so much , especially when it is considered that he paid for every thing he had . He had no land , except the two or three ...
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... wonder that serious men should put themselves under the protection of a religious order , when they have found how unable they are to take care of themselves . For my own part , without affecting to be a Socrates , I am sure I have a ...
... wonder that serious men should put themselves under the protection of a religious order , when they have found how unable they are to take care of themselves . For my own part , without affecting to be a Socrates , I am sure I have a ...
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... wonder at that , Sir ; it is your native place . " JOHNSON : “ Why so is Scotland your native place . ” His prejudice against Scotland appeared remarkably strong at this time . ' When I talked of our advancement in literature , " Sir ...
... wonder at that , Sir ; it is your native place . " JOHNSON : “ Why so is Scotland your native place . ” His prejudice against Scotland appeared remarkably strong at this time . ' When I talked of our advancement in literature , " Sir ...
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