The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... evidence of his wide reading and quick mind , and of his indolence . As at school he could not bring himself to do any work until the last minute , and sometimes failed to produce the required tasks at all . Nor did he attend lectures ...
... evidence of his wide reading and quick mind , and of his indolence . As at school he could not bring himself to do any work until the last minute , and sometimes failed to produce the required tasks at all . Nor did he attend lectures ...
Page 99
... evidence of ' a lady , a very fine woman ' . Johnson had finished his dictionary during a period of intense depression . At the end of his preface to it , in an outburst of unaccustomed self - pity , he had written , ' I may surely be ...
... evidence of ' a lady , a very fine woman ' . Johnson had finished his dictionary during a period of intense depression . At the end of his preface to it , in an outburst of unaccustomed self - pity , he had written , ' I may surely be ...
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... a life , Mrs Levett ran away from her husband and was soon afterwards arrested as a pickpocket . Her husband , it was said , was with difficulty dissuaded from going to give evidence against her at the Old Bailey in the 130 1756-1764.
... a life , Mrs Levett ran away from her husband and was soon afterwards arrested as a pickpocket . Her husband , it was said , was with difficulty dissuaded from going to give evidence against her at the Old Bailey in the 130 1756-1764.
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