The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 49
... suffered more than I can bear to reflect upon , ' he continued , and I hope more than either of us shall suffer again . . . . Our troubles will surely never separate us more .... I beg there- fore that You will more regard my happiness ...
... suffered more than I can bear to reflect upon , ' he continued , and I hope more than either of us shall suffer again . . . . Our troubles will surely never separate us more .... I beg there- fore that You will more regard my happiness ...
Page 105
... suffered something and feared much ' , had depressed his ' confidence and elation ' , he com- plained , and made him consider all that he had promised himself ' as less certain to be attained or enjoyed ' . To add to all his other ...
... suffered something and feared much ' , had depressed his ' confidence and elation ' , he com- plained , and made him consider all that he had promised himself ' as less certain to be attained or enjoyed ' . To add to all his other ...
Page 287
... suffered a sudden stroke . For some time past , as he told Robert Chambers , his thoughts had been disturbed , his nights ' insufferably restless ' . The spasms in his breast which condemned him to ' the torture of sleepyness without ...
... suffered a sudden stroke . For some time past , as he told Robert Chambers , his thoughts had been disturbed , his nights ' insufferably restless ' . The spasms in his breast which condemned him to ' the torture of sleepyness without ...
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