The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Christopher Hibbert. of Latin , and that he delighted to express familiar thoughts in philo- sophical language ' . It also had to be admitted that he delighted in the use of difficult or antiquated words — acidulous , alexipharmic ...
Christopher Hibbert. of Latin , and that he delighted to express familiar thoughts in philo- sophical language ' . It also had to be admitted that he delighted in the use of difficult or antiquated words — acidulous , alexipharmic ...
Page 81
... delight , Hawkins had to confess . Johnson was not uniform in his opinions , contending as often for victory as for truth . At one time he would insist that good was predominant in the moral constitution of the world , at another evil ...
... delight , Hawkins had to confess . Johnson was not uniform in his opinions , contending as often for victory as for truth . At one time he would insist that good was predominant in the moral constitution of the world , at another evil ...
Page 204
... delighted ' by his achievement . An even easier victory was scored over John Payne , the Castle Street bookseller , a tiny man , whom Johnson challenged to a race while they were out together on a country ramble . They ran along side by ...
... delighted ' by his achievement . An even easier victory was scored over John Payne , the Castle Street bookseller , a tiny man , whom Johnson challenged to a race while they were out together on a country ramble . They ran along side by ...
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