The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... things ( that is to say , most new things ) could be advanced upon it . ' Some- times Sam's arguments , his categoric contradictions of all that his host quite as dogmatically asserted , made Walmesley ' irritable ' , even ' violent ...
... things ( that is to say , most new things ) could be advanced upon it . ' Some- times Sam's arguments , his categoric contradictions of all that his host quite as dogmatically asserted , made Walmesley ' irritable ' , even ' violent ...
Page 110
... things temporal , to direct the hopes of man to things eternal ' . Having finished Rasselas , and having disposed of the money IIO 1756-1764.
... things temporal , to direct the hopes of man to things eternal ' . Having finished Rasselas , and having disposed of the money IIO 1756-1764.
Page 129
... things , if he wanted to . When a friend remarked that there were certain things he could not do , he replied contentedly that he had no reason to complain . ' It is rather to be wondered at that I have so much . My pension is more out ...
... things , if he wanted to . When a friend remarked that there were certain things he could not do , he replied contentedly that he had no reason to complain . ' It is rather to be wondered at that I have so much . My pension is more out ...
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