The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... sense , or they to understand it ' . Tired out by the ' dull sameness of his existence ' , quarrelling constantly with his dreadful employer , Johnson took advantage of a particularly virulent altercation to leave Bosworth Hall ; he ...
... sense , or they to understand it ' . Tired out by the ' dull sameness of his existence ' , quarrelling constantly with his dreadful employer , Johnson took advantage of a particularly virulent altercation to leave Bosworth Hall ; he ...
Page 76
... piety ' while ' refining our language to grammatical purity ' ; and he reveals himself in these essays not merely as a solemn moralist but as a man of sympathy and understanding , of humour and sound common sense 76 1709-1755.
... piety ' while ' refining our language to grammatical purity ' ; and he reveals himself in these essays not merely as a solemn moralist but as a man of sympathy and understanding , of humour and sound common sense 76 1709-1755.
Page 255
... sense of the town about his last pamphlet , Taxation no Tyranny - which he said did not sell . Mr Thrale told him such and such members of both houses admired it - And why did you not tell me this - quoth Johnson . -Thrale asked him ...
... sense of the town about his last pamphlet , Taxation no Tyranny - which he said did not sell . Mr Thrale told him such and such members of both houses admired it - And why did you not tell me this - quoth Johnson . -Thrale asked him ...
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