The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 223
... manner not to be misunderstood . ' Occasionally , too , there would be complaints about the countryside through which he rode . ' O , Sir , ' he lamented gloomily when riding through a dreary part of Mull , ' O , Sir , a most dolorous ...
... manner not to be misunderstood . ' Occasionally , too , there would be complaints about the countryside through which he rode . ' O , Sir , ' he lamented gloomily when riding through a dreary part of Mull , ' O , Sir , a most dolorous ...
Page 253
... manner that the lion does . ' Tis a mere play of words , and you might as well say that , If the man who turnips cries , Cry not when his father dies , ' Tis a proof that he had rather Have a turnip than his father . " Also at Streatham ...
... manner that the lion does . ' Tis a mere play of words , and you might as well say that , If the man who turnips cries , Cry not when his father dies , ' Tis a proof that he had rather Have a turnip than his father . " Also at Streatham ...
Page 286
... manner , ' he burst out vehemently when told that General Ogle- thorpe , of whom he was very fond , was planning to visit him . ' Don't talk so childishly , ' he snapped in answer to another visitor , who asked him if he had been out of ...
... manner , ' he burst out vehemently when told that General Ogle- thorpe , of whom he was very fond , was planning to visit him . ' Don't talk so childishly , ' he snapped in answer to another visitor , who asked him if he had been out of ...
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