The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... manner appeared strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and sat silent , till upon something which occurred in the course of con- versation , he suddenly struck in and quoted Macrobius ; and thus he gave the first impression of that ...
... manner appeared strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and sat silent , till upon something which occurred in the course of con- versation , he suddenly struck in and quoted Macrobius ; and thus he gave the first impression of that ...
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... manner , that he obtained great applause from it , which ever after kept him high in the estimation of his college , and , indeed , of all the university . It is said , that Mr. Pope expressed himself concerning it in terms of strong ...
... manner , that he obtained great applause from it , which ever after kept him high in the estimation of his college , and , indeed , of all the university . It is said , that Mr. Pope expressed himself concerning it in terms of strong ...
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... manner . While he was at Lichfield , in the college vacation of the year 1729 , he felt himself overwhelmed with an horrible hypochondria , with perpetual irritation , fretfulness , and impatience ; and with a dejection , gloom , and ...
... manner . While he was at Lichfield , in the college vacation of the year 1729 , he felt himself overwhelmed with an horrible hypochondria , with perpetual irritation , fretfulness , and impatience ; and with a dejection , gloom , and ...
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... manner , that I may receive comfort from it at the hour of death , and in the day of judgment ! Amen . " The particular course of his reading while at Oxford , and during the time of vacation which he passed at home , cannot be traced ...
... manner , that I may receive comfort from it at the hour of death , and in the day of judgment ! Amen . " The particular course of his reading while at Oxford , and during the time of vacation which he passed at home , cannot be traced ...
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... manner of composition , which Boswell has not alto- gether explained . His extreme shortness of sight , by obliging him to hold his paper quite close to his face , rendered the making what is called a foul copy much more painful to him ...
... manner of composition , which Boswell has not alto- gether explained . His extreme shortness of sight , by obliging him to hold his paper quite close to his face , rendered the making what is called a foul copy much more painful to him ...
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