The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... affected in her manner ' ; it was ' wonderful how little mind she had ' . ' She no more thought of the play out of which her part was taken than a shoemaker thinks of the skin out of which the piece of leather out of which he is making ...
... affected in her manner ' ; it was ' wonderful how little mind she had ' . ' She no more thought of the play out of which her part was taken than a shoemaker thinks of the skin out of which the piece of leather out of which he is making ...
Page 255
Christopher Hibbert. Johnson told me that he was a man nowise affected by praise or dispraise .... The Doctor however returned again , & with all the fond anxiety of an author I saw him cast out all his nets to know the sense of the town ...
Christopher Hibbert. Johnson told me that he was a man nowise affected by praise or dispraise .... The Doctor however returned again , & with all the fond anxiety of an author I saw him cast out all his nets to know the sense of the town ...
Page 309
... affected him ? he asked . ' Sir , ' said Johnson , ' I believe I should have gone mad . ' He certainly did become exceedingly distressed when he learned that Hawkins , without saying anything to him , had slipped one of the volumes into ...
... affected him ? he asked . ' Sir , ' said Johnson , ' I believe I should have gone mad . ' He certainly did become exceedingly distressed when he learned that Hawkins , without saying anything to him , had slipped one of the volumes into ...
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