The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 166
... mean to be uncivil . ' JOHNSON ' I cannot say so , Sir ; for I did mean to be uncivil , thinking you had been uncivil . ' Dr Percy rose , ran up to him , and taking him by the hand , assured him affectionately that his meaning had been ...
... mean to be uncivil . ' JOHNSON ' I cannot say so , Sir ; for I did mean to be uncivil , thinking you had been uncivil . ' Dr Percy rose , ran up to him , and taking him by the hand , assured him affectionately that his meaning had been ...
Page 239
... mean ' ; they saw St Winifred's Well and the bath ' completely and indecently open ' ; and a woman bathed in it while they all looked on . They travelled on to Rhuddlan Castle , ' a very noble ruin ' ; and to Bodryhddan where Johnson ...
... mean ' ; they saw St Winifred's Well and the bath ' completely and indecently open ' ; and a woman bathed in it while they all looked on . They travelled on to Rhuddlan Castle , ' a very noble ruin ' ; and to Bodryhddan where Johnson ...
Page 293
... mean . I am very seriously afraid of the consequences . ' In this respect and not only in this respect - his religion gave him scant comfort . ' There are many good men whose fear of God predominates over their love , ' Johnson insisted ...
... mean . I am very seriously afraid of the consequences . ' In this respect and not only in this respect - his religion gave him scant comfort . ' There are many good men whose fear of God predominates over their love , ' Johnson insisted ...
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