The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... existence misery ' . He had already confessed to Taylor that he ' strongly entertained thoughts of suicide ' ; and his other close friend , Edmund Hector , was so anxious about him that he feared for his reason and even for his life ...
... existence misery ' . He had already confessed to Taylor that he ' strongly entertained thoughts of suicide ' ; and his other close friend , Edmund Hector , was so anxious about him that he feared for his reason and even for his life ...
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... existence ' , quarrelling constantly with his dreadful employer , Johnson took advantage of a particularly virulent altercation to leave Bosworth Hall ; he returned to Lichfield , trusting to his patrimony to keep him until some less ...
... existence ' , quarrelling constantly with his dreadful employer , Johnson took advantage of a particularly virulent altercation to leave Bosworth Hall ; he returned to Lichfield , trusting to his patrimony to keep him until some less ...
Page 124
... existence of the soul between death and the last day ; the question simply is , whether departed spirits ever have the power of making themselves perceptible to us ' . Certainly he ' knew one friend , who was an honest and sensible man ...
... existence of the soul between death and the last day ; the question simply is , whether departed spirits ever have the power of making themselves perceptible to us ' . Certainly he ' knew one friend , who was an honest and sensible man ...
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