The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 304
... hope , teach him to forgive insults he has not deserved ; mine will , I hope , enable me to bear them at once with dignity and patience . To hear that I have forfeited my fame is indeed the greatest insult I ever yet received . My fame ...
... hope , teach him to forgive insults he has not deserved ; mine will , I hope , enable me to bear them at once with dignity and patience . To hear that I have forfeited my fame is indeed the greatest insult I ever yet received . My fame ...
Page 312
... hope and confidence may be in his merits and thy mercy : forgive and accept my late conversion , enforce and accept my imperfect repen- tance . .. Have mercy upon me and pardon the multitude of my offences . Bless my friends , have ...
... hope and confidence may be in his merits and thy mercy : forgive and accept my late conversion , enforce and accept my imperfect repen- tance . .. Have mercy upon me and pardon the multitude of my offences . Bless my friends , have ...
Page 331
... hope that she is reconciled to [ me ] . . . . I hope my irreconcilable enemy , Mrs Boswell , is well . . . . I do not suppose the lady is yet reconciled to me . ... I shall never persuade [ her ] to love me . . . . ' Towards the end of ...
... hope that she is reconciled to [ me ] . . . . I hope my irreconcilable enemy , Mrs Boswell , is well . . . . I do not suppose the lady is yet reconciled to me . ... I shall never persuade [ her ] to love me . . . . ' Towards the end of ...
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