The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Heritage Press, 1963 |
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... common shore , Where France does all her filth and ordure pour . ' OLDHAM " The common shore of Paris and of Rome . ' JOHNSON and , ' No calling or profession comes amiss , A needy monsieur can be what he please . ' OLDHAM ' All ...
... common shore , Where France does all her filth and ordure pour . ' OLDHAM " The common shore of Paris and of Rome . ' JOHNSON and , ' No calling or profession comes amiss , A needy monsieur can be what he please . ' OLDHAM ' All ...
Page 147
... common life . But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper : ' When common words were less pleasing to the ear , or less distinct in their signification , I have familiarised the terms of philosophy , by applying ...
... common life . But let us attend to what he himself says in his concluding paper : ' When common words were less pleasing to the ear , or less distinct in their signification , I have familiarised the terms of philosophy , by applying ...
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... common incidents in their real state , is disposed by very common incidents to very serious contemplations . Let us trust that a time will come , when the present moment shall be no longer irksome ; when we shall not borrow all our ...
... common incidents in their real state , is disposed by very common incidents to very serious contemplations . Let us trust that a time will come , when the present moment shall be no longer irksome ; when we shall not borrow all our ...
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