The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... master of Lichfield school , " a man , " said he , " very skilful in his little way . " With him he continued two years , and then rose to be under the care of Mr. Hunter , the head master , who , according to his account , " was very ...
... master of Lichfield school , " a man , " said he , " very skilful in his little way . " With him he continued two years , and then rose to be under the care of Mr. Hunter , the head master , who , according to his account , " was very ...
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... master to teach him . " n It is , however , but justice to the memory of Mr. Hunter to mention , that though he might err in being too severe , the school of Lichfield was very respectable in his time . The late Dr. Taylor ...
... master to teach him . " n It is , however , but justice to the memory of Mr. Hunter to mention , that though he might err in being too severe , the school of Lichfield was very respectable in his time . The late Dr. Taylor ...
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... master whipt me very well . Without that , sir , I should have done nothing . " He told Mr. Langton , that while Hunter was flogging his boys unmercifully , he used to say , " And this I do to save you from the gallows . " Johnson ...
... master whipt me very well . Without that , sir , I should have done nothing . " He told Mr. Langton , that while Hunter was flogging his boys unmercifully , he used to say , " And this I do to save you from the gallows . " Johnson ...
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... master . This step was taken by the advice of his cousin , the rev . Mr. Ford , a man in whom both talents and good dispositions were dis- graced by licentiousness , but who was a very able judge z Cornelius Ford , according to sir John ...
... master . This step was taken by the advice of his cousin , the rev . Mr. Ford , a man in whom both talents and good dispositions were dis- graced by licentiousness , but who was a very able judge z Cornelius Ford , according to sir John ...
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... master ; in the other , I learned much from the master , but little in the school . " The bishop also informs me , that " Dr. Johnson's father , before he was received at Stourbridge , applied to have him admitted as a scholar and ...
... master ; in the other , I learned much from the master , but little in the school . " The bishop also informs me , that " Dr. Johnson's father , before he was received at Stourbridge , applied to have him admitted as a scholar and ...
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