The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... thing for human nature . " " It is a very good custom to keep a journal for a man's own use ; he may write upon a ... things , which he will in vain seek for in other books of the same period . - MALONE . to imagine , were there no ...
... thing for human nature . " " It is a very good custom to keep a journal for a man's own use ; he may write upon a ... things , which he will in vain seek for in other books of the same period . - MALONE . to imagine , were there no ...
Page 58
... thing from him in company that was at all striking ; and depend upon it , sir , it is when you come close to a man ... thing fine , it should be very fine ; " I observed that all his thoughts were upon a great scale . JOHNSON . " De ...
... thing from him in company that was at all striking ; and depend upon it , sir , it is when you come close to a man ... thing fine , it should be very fine ; " I observed that all his thoughts were upon a great scale . JOHNSON . " De ...
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... thing ridi- culous or particular about him might be presented to his view , and corrected . " I observed , he must have been a bold laugher who would have ventured to tell Dr. Johnson of any of his peculiarities 1 . I , some years ago ...
... thing ridi- culous or particular about him might be presented to his view , and corrected . " I observed , he must have been a bold laugher who would have ventured to tell Dr. Johnson of any of his peculiarities 1 . I , some years ago ...
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... thing else as well as in painting . " Johnson used to say that he made it a constant rule to talk as well as he could , both as to sentiment and expression ; by which means , what had been ori- ginally effort became familiar and easy ...
... thing else as well as in painting . " Johnson used to say that he made it a constant rule to talk as well as he could , both as to sentiment and expression ; by which means , what had been ori- ginally effort became familiar and easy ...
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... thing systematically ; for instance , it has been a fashion to wear scarlet breeches ; these men would tell you , that according to causes and effects , no other wear could at that time have been chosen . " He , however , said of him at ...
... thing systematically ; for instance , it has been a fashion to wear scarlet breeches ; these men would tell you , that according to causes and effects , no other wear could at that time have been chosen . " He , however , said of him at ...
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