The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... strong enough to go to Lichfield Grammar School , a quarter of a mile away across the footpaths through the fields ... strong will and increasingly strong body ensured that he was not teased or bullied for his infirmities , and he made ...
... strong enough to go to Lichfield Grammar School , a quarter of a mile away across the footpaths through the fields ... strong will and increasingly strong body ensured that he was not teased or bullied for his infirmities , and he made ...
Page 134
... strong beer from which he extracted a strong and very nauseous spirit that few of his visitors could be persuaded to taste though none could fail to smell . He also conducted experiments on his own body , shaving the hairs on his arms ...
... strong beer from which he extracted a strong and very nauseous spirit that few of his visitors could be persuaded to taste though none could fail to smell . He also conducted experiments on his own body , shaving the hairs on his arms ...
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... strong determined tone , " Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel . " ' 5 Johnson received the degree of LL.D. from Dublin in 1756 and from Oxford in 1775 . Chapter 5 ( Pages 99–119 ) 1 Against Peter Garrick's story of Johnson ...
... strong determined tone , " Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel . " ' 5 Johnson received the degree of LL.D. from Dublin in 1756 and from Oxford in 1775 . Chapter 5 ( Pages 99–119 ) 1 Against Peter Garrick's story of Johnson ...
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