The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 41
... poor fellow , ' he said , remembering these days , ' I was a great arguer for the advantages of poverty ; but I was , at the same time , very sorry to be poor . ' All Tetty's money had gone and she had been forced to sell most of their ...
... poor fellow , ' he said , remembering these days , ' I was a great arguer for the advantages of poverty ; but I was , at the same time , very sorry to be poor . ' All Tetty's money had gone and she had been forced to sell most of their ...
Page 87
... poor dear Tetty .. I commended Tetty , and my other friends . I was for some time much distressed . . . . This is ... poor Tetty was taken from me . My thoughts were disturbed in bed . I remembered that it was my wife's dying day , and ...
... poor dear Tetty .. I commended Tetty , and my other friends . I was for some time much distressed . . . . This is ... poor Tetty was taken from me . My thoughts were disturbed in bed . I remembered that it was my wife's dying day , and ...
Page 264
... poor boy from the country whom Strahan had taken on as an apprentice upon Johnson's recommendation . Bending down over the little shy , awkward , short - legged boy , Johnson addressed him as though he were an intelligent adult , it ...
... poor boy from the country whom Strahan had taken on as an apprentice upon Johnson's recommendation . Bending down over the little shy , awkward , short - legged boy , Johnson addressed him as though he were an intelligent adult , it ...
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