The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... proud of having invented was neither more nor less than a kind of box - iron for smoothing linen . - Bos WELL . Æn . 6 . v . 660 . v . 663 . His acute observation of human life made him remark , 1783. - ÆTAT . 74 . 71.
... proud of having invented was neither more nor less than a kind of box - iron for smoothing linen . - Bos WELL . Æn . 6 . v . 660 . v . 663 . His acute observation of human life made him remark , 1783. - ÆTAT . 74 . 71.
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James Boswell John Wilson Croker. His acute observation of human life made him remark , " Sir , there is nothing by which a man ex- asperates most people more than by displaying a superior ability of brilliancy in conversation . They ...
James Boswell John Wilson Croker. His acute observation of human life made him remark , " Sir , there is nothing by which a man ex- asperates most people more than by displaying a superior ability of brilliancy in conversation . They ...
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... remark to Mr. Langton , who , after having been for the first time in company with a well - known wit about town , was warmly admiring and praising him , — “ See him again , ” said Beauclerk . His respect for the hierarchy , and ...
... remark to Mr. Langton , who , after having been for the first time in company with a well - known wit about town , was warmly admiring and praising him , — “ See him again , ” said Beauclerk . His respect for the hierarchy , and ...
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... square ( eighty - four is either a misprint or an additional error ) , and that , as Johnson remarks , is very well , for it would be above an acre and a half.-ED. ] an acre . it , then you must keep fires in it , 82 1783. - ETAT . 74 .
... square ( eighty - four is either a misprint or an additional error ) , and that , as Johnson remarks , is very well , for it would be above an acre and a half.-ED. ] an acre . it , then you must keep fires in it , 82 1783. - ETAT . 74 .
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... remarked how extraordinary it was that Lord Chatham , Lord Holland , and he should each have had a son so superior to their fathers . - ED . ] 2 Let it be remembered by those who accuse Dr. Johnson of illiberality , that both were ...
... remarked how extraordinary it was that Lord Chatham , Lord Holland , and he should each have had a son so superior to their fathers . - ED . ] 2 Let it be remembered by those who accuse Dr. Johnson of illiberality , that both were ...
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