The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 150
... give , my lad , to know about the Argonauts ? ' ' Sir , ' said the boy . ' I would give what I have . ' Johnson was so much pleased with this answer that he gave the boy a double fare . ' Sir , ' he concluded optimistically , ' a desire ...
... give , my lad , to know about the Argonauts ? ' ' Sir , ' said the boy . ' I would give what I have . ' Johnson was so much pleased with this answer that he gave the boy a double fare . ' Sir , ' he concluded optimistically , ' a desire ...
Page 166
... gives the natural history of the oak , is not to tell how many oaks have been planted in this place or that . A man who gives ... Give me your hand , Sir . You were too tedious and I too short . ' Mr ***** . ' Sir , I am honoured by your ...
... gives the natural history of the oak , is not to tell how many oaks have been planted in this place or that . A man who gives ... Give me your hand , Sir . You were too tedious and I too short . ' Mr ***** . ' Sir , I am honoured by your ...
Page 264
... give , he would borrow some . He once borrowed a guinea from William Strahan - the printer to whom he had addressed the remark , ' There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money ' - to give to a ...
... give , he would borrow some . He once borrowed a guinea from William Strahan - the printer to whom he had addressed the remark , ' There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money ' - to give to a ...
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