The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 45
... thought which beamed in his eye , turned quickly round , and replied , " True , sir : and when we see a very foolish fellow , we don't know what to think of him . " He then rose up , strided to the fire , and stood for some time ...
... thought which beamed in his eye , turned quickly round , and replied , " True , sir : and when we see a very foolish fellow , we don't know what to think of him . " He then rose up , strided to the fire , and stood for some time ...
Page 51
... thought it right to take this opportunity of asking him explicitly , whether it would be improper to publish his ... thoughts : what then ? What proportion would that re- straint upon us bear to the private happiness of the nation ...
... thought it right to take this opportunity of asking him explicitly , whether it would be improper to publish his ... thoughts : what then ? What proportion would that re- straint upon us bear to the private happiness of the nation ...
Page 63
... thought it no injury to the memory of her first love , -the husband of her youth and the father of her children , -to make a second marriage , why should she be precluded from a third , should she be so inclined ? In Johnson's ...
... thought it no injury to the memory of her first love , -the husband of her youth and the father of her children , -to make a second marriage , why should she be precluded from a third , should she be so inclined ? In Johnson's ...
Page 66
... thought so , sir , if I had not heard you talk . " The general asked him what he thought of the spirit of infidelity which was so prevalent . JOHN- SON . " Sir , this gloom of infidelity , I hope , is only a transient cloud passing ...
... thought so , sir , if I had not heard you talk . " The general asked him what he thought of the spirit of infidelity which was so prevalent . JOHN- SON . " Sir , this gloom of infidelity , I hope , is only a transient cloud passing ...
Page 71
... thought it worth while . And what merit is there in that ? You may as well praise a schoolmaster for whipping a boy who has construed ill . No , sir , there is no real criticism in it ; none showing the beauty of thought , as formed on ...
... thought it worth while . And what merit is there in that ? You may as well praise a schoolmaster for whipping a boy who has construed ill . No , sir , there is no real criticism in it ; none showing the beauty of thought , as formed on ...
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