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Page xxxii
... talk at such times as I had the good fortune to be in his company ; and , without doubt , if his discourse at other periods had been collected with the same attention , the whole tenor of what he uttered would have been found equally ...
... talk at such times as I had the good fortune to be in his company ; and , without doubt , if his discourse at other periods had been collected with the same attention , the whole tenor of what he uttered would have been found equally ...
Page xxxiii
... talk Johnson , " - Yes , I may add , I have Johnsonised the land ; and I trust they will not only talk but think Johnson . To enumerate those to whom I have been thus indebted , would be tediously ostentatious . I cannot however but ...
... talk Johnson , " - Yes , I may add , I have Johnsonised the land ; and I trust they will not only talk but think Johnson . To enumerate those to whom I have been thus indebted , would be tediously ostentatious . I cannot however but ...
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... very malevolent " —i.e. to Johnson . " Observe how he talks of me as quite unknown " ( Bos . Letters , 281 , et passim ) . Hawkins died in 1789 . for his decent , religious demeanour , and his knowledge 2 THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON .
... very malevolent " —i.e. to Johnson . " Observe how he talks of me as quite unknown " ( Bos . Letters , 281 , et passim ) . Hawkins died in 1789 . for his decent , religious demeanour , and his knowledge 2 THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON .
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... talk , so he expresses it , of a good man ought to be regarded ; the most superfluous things he saith are always of some value . And other ancient authours have the same phrase , nearly in the same sense . " Of one thing I am certain ...
... talk , so he expresses it , of a good man ought to be regarded ; the most superfluous things he saith are always of some value . And other ancient authours have the same phrase , nearly in the same sense . " Of one thing I am certain ...
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... talk of his affairs , which he neglected , and which she wished to The Mr. Hammond asked Mr. have in order . " He " considered tea very expensive , and discouraged her from keep- ing company with the neighbours , and from paying visits ...
... talk of his affairs , which he neglected , and which she wished to The Mr. Hammond asked Mr. have in order . " He " considered tea very expensive , and discouraged her from keep- ing company with the neighbours , and from paying visits ...
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