The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 107
... admitted ; but he had recoiled from fulfilling that duty . Even now , when he felt more strongly still that he ought to go , that if he did not make the effort he might never see his mother again , he hesitated , 107 ' A New Wife '
... admitted ; but he had recoiled from fulfilling that duty . Even now , when he felt more strongly still that he ought to go , that if he did not make the effort he might never see his mother again , he hesitated , 107 ' A New Wife '
Page 157
... admitted one day when he was feeling ill and not up to the effort of heated argument . ' Were I to see Burke now it would kill me . ' Burke , for his part , never attempted to out - talk Johnson ; and one evening in their company ...
... admitted one day when he was feeling ill and not up to the effort of heated argument . ' Were I to see Burke now it would kill me . ' Burke , for his part , never attempted to out - talk Johnson ; and one evening in their company ...
Page 259
... admission to the Club on the grounds that he had not eaten anything . ' We all scorned him and admitted his plea . For my part I was such a fool as to pay my share for wine , though I never tasted any . But Sir John was a most ...
... admission to the Club on the grounds that he had not eaten anything . ' We all scorned him and admitted his plea . For my part I was such a fool as to pay my share for wine , though I never tasted any . But Sir John was a most ...
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