The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... tion that he was almost blind . It has been said that he than that bright and cheering one which gilds the period of closing life with the light of pious hope . " This is so beautifully imagined , that I would not suppress it . But ...
... tion that he was almost blind . It has been said that he than that bright and cheering one which gilds the period of closing life with the light of pious hope . " This is so beautifully imagined , that I would not suppress it . But ...
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... tion and comparisons of superiority , you lay the foundation of lasting mischief ; you make brothers and sisters bate each other . " When Johnson saw some young ladies in Lincolnshire who were remarkably well behaved , owing to their mo ...
... tion and comparisons of superiority , you lay the foundation of lasting mischief ; you make brothers and sisters bate each other . " When Johnson saw some young ladies in Lincolnshire who were remarkably well behaved , owing to their mo ...
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... tion , under whom Mr. Hollis is said , in the memoirs of his life , to have been also educated . This application to Mr. Lea was not successful ; but Johnson had afterwards the gratification to hear that the old gentleman , who lived to ...
... tion , under whom Mr. Hollis is said , in the memoirs of his life , to have been also educated . This application to Mr. Lea was not successful ; but Johnson had afterwards the gratification to hear that the old gentleman , who lived to ...
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... tion of such extreme nicety . But I am satisfied with the just and discriminative eulogy pronounced upon it by my friend Mr. Courtenay : And with like ease his vivid lines assume The garb and dignity of ancient Rome.- Let college verse ...
... tion of such extreme nicety . But I am satisfied with the just and discriminative eulogy pronounced upon it by my friend Mr. Courtenay : And with like ease his vivid lines assume The garb and dignity of ancient Rome.- Let college verse ...
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... tion ; and with little intermediate use of the pen , form and polish large masses by continued meditation , and write their productions only when , in their own opinion , they have completed them . ” — ED . college was that upon the ...
... tion ; and with little intermediate use of the pen , form and polish large masses by continued meditation , and write their productions only when , in their own opinion , they have completed them . ” — ED . college was that upon the ...
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