The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 49
... live , Corsica and the cause of the brave islanders shall ever employ much of my attention , shall ever interest me in the sincerest manner . ** 66 I am , etc. " JAMES BOSWELL . " TO MRS . LUCY PORTER , IN LICHFIELD . Oxford , Apr. 18 ...
... live , Corsica and the cause of the brave islanders shall ever employ much of my attention , shall ever interest me in the sincerest manner . ** 66 I am , etc. " JAMES BOSWELL . " TO MRS . LUCY PORTER , IN LICHFIELD . Oxford , Apr. 18 ...
Page 50
... live on we must see those whom we love drop successively , and find our circle of relation grow less and less , till we are almost un- connected with the world ; and then it must soon be our turn to drop into the grave . There is always ...
... live on we must see those whom we love drop successively , and find our circle of relation grow less and less , till we are almost un- connected with the world ; and then it must soon be our turn to drop into the grave . There is always ...
Page 62
... live from one another . " JOHNSON . " Yes , sir ; but that is occasioned by the largeness of it , which is the cause of all the other advantages . " BOSWELL . " Sometimes I have been in the humour of wishing to retire to a desert ...
... live from one another . " JOHNSON . " Yes , sir ; but that is occasioned by the largeness of it , which is the cause of all the other advantages . " BOSWELL . " Sometimes I have been in the humour of wishing to retire to a desert ...
Page 86
... lives . The act of dying is not of importance , it lasts so short a time . " He added , ( with an earnest look , ) " A man knows it must be so , and submits . It will do him no good to whine . " I attempted to continue the conversation ...
... lives . The act of dying is not of importance , it lasts so short a time . " He added , ( with an earnest look , ) " A man knows it must be so , and submits . It will do him no good to whine . " I attempted to continue the conversation ...
Page 89
... 'd her dearest kitten . But now my kitten's grown a cat , And cross like other wives , O ! by my soul , my honest Mat , I fear she has nine lives . My illustrious friend said , " It is very well ÆTAT . 60. ] 89 DR . JOHNSON .
... 'd her dearest kitten . But now my kitten's grown a cat , And cross like other wives , O ! by my soul , my honest Mat , I fear she has nine lives . My illustrious friend said , " It is very well ÆTAT . 60. ] 89 DR . JOHNSON .
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