The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 81
Christopher Hibbert. flattered him with the most profound attention - yet surely it was well bestowed ; for in those moments , the great variety of his reading broke in upon his mind , like mountain floods , which he poured out upon his ...
Christopher Hibbert. flattered him with the most profound attention - yet surely it was well bestowed ; for in those moments , the great variety of his reading broke in upon his mind , like mountain floods , which he poured out upon his ...
Page 146
... attention and ' much satisfaction ' to all the interesting and important things that the ' great oracle ' said to him , and afterwards wrote them down . ' I begged that he would favour me with his company at my lodgings some evening ...
... attention and ' much satisfaction ' to all the interesting and important things that the ' great oracle ' said to him , and afterwards wrote them down . ' I begged that he would favour me with his company at my lodgings some evening ...
Page 211
... attention than he had ever previously found time to give it ; and in the evening he went to church and ' was composed ' . To be composed in church was for him an unusual occurrence that merited comment in his journal ; for usually he ...
... attention than he had ever previously found time to give it ; and in the evening he went to church and ' was composed ' . To be composed in church was for him an unusual occurrence that merited comment in his journal ; for usually he ...
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