The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 70
... lived so much in the country at his noble seat , should have fallen into such a blunder . I suppose he has confounded the cow with the deer . Boswell . but he " would never consent to disgrace the walls 70 [ 1776 . THE LIFE OF.
... lived so much in the country at his noble seat , should have fallen into such a blunder . I suppose he has confounded the cow with the deer . Boswell . but he " would never consent to disgrace the walls 70 [ 1776 . THE LIFE OF.
Page 71
... lived most with him ; while it also confirms what I have again and again inculcated , that he was by no means of that ferocious and irascible character which has been ignorantly imagined . This hasty composition is also to be remarked ...
... lived most with him ; while it also confirms what I have again and again inculcated , that he was by no means of that ferocious and irascible character which has been ignorantly imagined . This hasty composition is also to be remarked ...
Page 74
... lived to obtain the pleasure of his son's election , and died before that plea- sure was abated . " Langton's lady has brought him a girl , and both are well I dined with him the other day . : " " ***** It vexes me to tell you , that on ...
... lived to obtain the pleasure of his son's election , and died before that plea- sure was abated . " Langton's lady has brought him a girl , and both are well I dined with him the other day . : " " ***** It vexes me to tell you , that on ...
Page 102
... lived in and about London ; and they , I dare say , can tell more of him than is yet known . My own notion is , that Thomson was a much coarser man than his friends are willing to ac- knowledge . His Seasons are indeed full of elegant ...
... lived in and about London ; and they , I dare say , can tell more of him than is yet known . My own notion is , that Thomson was a much coarser man than his friends are willing to ac- knowledge . His Seasons are indeed full of elegant ...
Page 138
... lived . The better a man is , the more afraid is he of death , having a clearer view of infinite purity . " He owned that our being in an unhappy uncer- tainty as to our salvation , was mysterious ; and said , “ Ah ! we must wait till ...
... lived . The better a man is , the more afraid is he of death , having a clearer view of infinite purity . " He owned that our being in an unhappy uncer- tainty as to our salvation , was mysterious ; and said , “ Ah ! we must wait till ...
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