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No , Sir , I wish him to rank were nothing to a wise man , who ought drive on . ” to value only merit . Johnson : “ If man Mr. Alexander Donaldson , bookseller of were a savage , living in the woods by himEdinburgh , had for some time ...
No , Sir , I wish him to rank were nothing to a wise man , who ought drive on . ” to value only merit . Johnson : “ If man Mr. Alexander Donaldson , bookseller of were a savage , living in the woods by himEdinburgh , had for some time ...
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We talked of the King's coming to see " And perhaps , Sir , not one senGoldsmith's new play : -- I wish he would , ” tence of wit in a whole Dedication . ” Joansaid Goldsmith , adding , however , with an “ Perhaps not , Sir .
We talked of the King's coming to see " And perhaps , Sir , not one senGoldsmith's new play : -- I wish he would , ” tence of wit in a whole Dedication . ” Joansaid Goldsmith , adding , however , with an “ Perhaps not , Sir .
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er abated , and my wish to hear him was pears from the same record , that after I left ... He said one day , talking to an but if a mere wish could attain it , he would acquaintance on this subject , “ Sir , Hell is rather wish to be ...
er abated , and my wish to hear him was pears from the same record , that after I left ... He said one day , talking to an but if a mere wish could attain it , he would acquaintance on this subject , “ Sir , Hell is rather wish to be ...
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| Title | Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | H. Washbourne, 1857 |
| Length | 580 pages |
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