The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... once discovered a want of know- ledge or forgetfulness ; for Louis the Fourteenth did send an embassy to the King of Siam , and the Abbé Choisi , who was employed in it , published an account of it in two volumes . Next day , Thursday ...
... once discovered a want of know- ledge or forgetfulness ; for Louis the Fourteenth did send an embassy to the King of Siam , and the Abbé Choisi , who was employed in it , published an account of it in two volumes . Next day , Thursday ...
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... : " I never but once heard him talk of what he had seen , and that was of a large serpent in one of the pyramids of Egypt . " BOSWELL : " Well , Lord THE MANNERS OF THE GREAT 47 I happened to hear 46 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
... : " I never but once heard him talk of what he had seen , and that was of a large serpent in one of the pyramids of Egypt . " BOSWELL : " Well , Lord THE MANNERS OF THE GREAT 47 I happened to hear 46 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
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... once observed to me , after having made an admirable speech in the House of Commons , which was highly applauded , but which he afterwards perceived might have been better ) : " that we are more uneasy from thinking of our wants , than ...
... once observed to me , after having made an admirable speech in the House of Commons , which was highly applauded , but which he afterwards perceived might have been better ) : " that we are more uneasy from thinking of our wants , than ...
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... once very pleasantly , in my hearing , " Though I have the honour to represent Bristol , I should not like to live there ; I should be obliged to be so much upon my good behaviour . " In London , a man may live in splendid society at ...
... once very pleasantly , in my hearing , " Though I have the honour to represent Bristol , I should not like to live there ; I should be obliged to be so much upon my good behaviour . " In London , a man may live in splendid society at ...
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... once . Lord cook shot himself with one pistol , and lived ten days in great agony . Mr. who loved buttered muffins , but durst not eat them because they disagreed with his stomach , resolved to shoot himself ; and then he ate three ...
... once . Lord cook shot himself with one pistol , and lived ten days in great agony . Mr. who loved buttered muffins , but durst not eat them because they disagreed with his stomach , resolved to shoot himself ; and then he ate three ...
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