The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... Holy Life , ' expecting to find it a dull book ( as such books generally are ) and perhaps to laugh at it ' . But he was profoundly impressed by it ; it made him think about religion ' in earnest ' , and from this time forward religion ...
... Holy Life , ' expecting to find it a dull book ( as such books generally are ) and perhaps to laugh at it ' . But he was profoundly impressed by it ; it made him think about religion ' in earnest ' , and from this time forward religion ...
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... holy orders . ' Moreover , Johnson had no degree , had published nothing but his translation of Lobo's Voyage to Abyssinia and that anonymously , and was generally considered far too peculiar in his appearance and manner to become a ...
... holy orders . ' Moreover , Johnson had no degree , had published nothing but his translation of Lobo's Voyage to Abyssinia and that anonymously , and was generally considered far too peculiar in his appearance and manner to become a ...
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... Holy Spirit , till at last I shall be accepted by thee , for Jesus Christ's sake . Amen . ' In January 1759 he learned that his old mother , aged eighty - nine now , was seriously ill ; and he was given further cause for self ...
... Holy Spirit , till at last I shall be accepted by thee , for Jesus Christ's sake . Amen . ' In January 1759 he learned that his old mother , aged eighty - nine now , was seriously ill ; and he was given further cause for self ...
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