The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 100
... woman may be foolish ; a pretty woman may be wicked ; a pretty woman may not like me . But there is no such danger in marrying a pretty woman as is apprehended . . . . Beauty is of itself very estimable . ' On the day he had appointed ...
... woman may be foolish ; a pretty woman may be wicked ; a pretty woman may not like me . But there is no such danger in marrying a pretty woman as is apprehended . . . . Beauty is of itself very estimable . ' On the day he had appointed ...
Page 103
... woman , the only woman , so Johnson told Taylor , with whom he had ever regularly corresponded . The acidulous Anna Seward , granddaughter of Johnson's fierce schoolmaster , John Hunter , described her as ' the sub- limated methodistic ...
... woman , the only woman , so Johnson told Taylor , with whom he had ever regularly corresponded . The acidulous Anna Seward , granddaughter of Johnson's fierce schoolmaster , John Hunter , described her as ' the sub- limated methodistic ...
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... woman in the world , could she but restrain that wicked tongue of hers— she would be the only woman , could she but command that little whirligig . ' From the very beginning of his friendship with the Thrales , Johnson's spirits seem to ...
... woman in the world , could she but restrain that wicked tongue of hers— she would be the only woman , could she but command that little whirligig . ' From the very beginning of his friendship with the Thrales , Johnson's spirits seem to ...
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