The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... took pride in this speed and his remarkable memory , he was anxious that the other boys should not consider him a swot : he took trouble to ensure that they did not see him studying , encouraged them to believe that he gained his ...
... took pride in this speed and his remarkable memory , he was anxious that the other boys should not consider him a swot : he took trouble to ensure that they did not see him studying , encouraged them to believe that he gained his ...
Page 207
... took Thomas Percy's little daughter on his knee and asked her what she thought of Pilgrim's Progress . She told him that she had not read it . ' No , ' said Johnson , ' then I would not give one farthing for you . ' He put her down and took ...
... took Thomas Percy's little daughter on his knee and asked her what she thought of Pilgrim's Progress . She told him that she had not read it . ' No , ' said Johnson , ' then I would not give one farthing for you . ' He put her down and took ...
Page 254
... took me by the hand - then sat down on a sofa , & mumbled out that he had hear'd two papers had appeared against him in the course of this week . . . . His awkwardness at table is just what Chesterfield des- cribed and his roughness of ...
... took me by the hand - then sat down on a sofa , & mumbled out that he had hear'd two papers had appeared against him in the course of this week . . . . His awkwardness at table is just what Chesterfield des- cribed and his roughness of ...
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