The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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Page 49
... write so , and think it sense . " I was glad when General Oglethorpe's arrival was announced , and we left the ladies . Dr. Johnson at- tended him in the parlour , and was as courteous as ever . The general said he was busy reading the ...
... write so , and think it sense . " I was glad when General Oglethorpe's arrival was announced , and we left the ladies . Dr. Johnson at- tended him in the parlour , and was as courteous as ever . The general said he was busy reading the ...
Page 56
... write upon a card a day all that is necessary to be written , after he has had expe- rience of life . At first there is a great deal to be written , because there is a great deal of novelty ; but when once a man has settled his opinions ...
... write upon a card a day all that is necessary to be written , after he has had expe- rience of life . At first there is a great deal to be written , because there is a great deal of novelty ; but when once a man has settled his opinions ...
Page 61
... write such stuff for ever , if he would abandon his mind to it . ” He said , “ A man should pass a part of his time with the laughers , by which means any thing ridi- culous or particular about him might be presented to his view , and ...
... write such stuff for ever , if he would abandon his mind to it . ” He said , “ A man should pass a part of his time with the laughers , by which means any thing ridi- culous or particular about him might be presented to his view , and ...
Page 78
... write a letter in favour of his friends . The truth , how- ever , is that he was remarkable , in an extraordinary degree , for what she denies to him ; and , above all , for this very sort of kindness , writing letters for those to whom ...
... write a letter in favour of his friends . The truth , how- ever , is that he was remarkable , in an extraordinary degree , for what she denies to him ; and , above all , for this very sort of kindness , writing letters for those to whom ...
Page 94
... writer's own composition ? or are extracts , made from the book reviewed , deducted ? " JOHNSON . " No , sir ; it is ... write a sheet all his own , than read an octavo volume to get extracts . " 1 [ Either Sir Elijah Impey or Mr. Warren ...
... writer's own composition ? or are extracts , made from the book reviewed , deducted ? " JOHNSON . " No , sir ; it is ... write a sheet all his own , than read an octavo volume to get extracts . " 1 [ Either Sir Elijah Impey or Mr. Warren ...
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