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... pleasure so soon ; for a pleasure I shall always think it , to converse in any manner with an ingenious and candid man ; but 80 THE LIFE OF [ 1738 .
... pleasure so soon ; for a pleasure I shall always think it , to converse in any manner with an ingenious and candid man ; but 80 THE LIFE OF [ 1738 .
Page 136
... pleasure ; and it should " This account of Johnson's mode of compiling is in many respects confused and erroneous . To write down an alphabetical arrangement of all the words in the English language , and then hunt through the whole ...
... pleasure ; and it should " This account of Johnson's mode of compiling is in many respects confused and erroneous . To write down an alphabetical arrangement of all the words in the English language , and then hunt through the whole ...
Page 137
... pleasure of animated relaxation . He therefore not only exerted his talents in occasional composition very different from lexicography , but formed a club in Ivy - lane , Pater- noster - row , with a view to enjoy literary discussion ...
... pleasure of animated relaxation . He therefore not only exerted his talents in occasional composition very different from lexicography , but formed a club in Ivy - lane , Pater- noster - row , with a view to enjoy literary discussion ...
Page 142
... pleasure of an actor . Yet Garrick knew well , that with- out some alterations it would not be fit for the stage . A violent dispute having ensued between them , Garrick ap- plied to the reverend Dr. Taylor to interpose . Johnson was at ...
... pleasure of an actor . Yet Garrick knew well , that with- out some alterations it would not be fit for the stage . A violent dispute having ensued between them , Garrick ap- plied to the reverend Dr. Taylor to interpose . Johnson was at ...
Page 149
... pleasure to bus . [ business ] to quiet ; from thoughtfulness to reflect . to piety ; from dissipation to domestick . by impercept . gradat . but the change is certain . Dial non progredi , progress . esse conspicimus . Look back ...
... pleasure to bus . [ business ] to quiet ; from thoughtfulness to reflect . to piety ; from dissipation to domestick . by impercept . gradat . but the change is certain . Dial non progredi , progress . esse conspicimus . Look back ...
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