Life of Johnson ...Harper, 1891 |
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... believe he was not pleased . " ' ' Once he asked Tom Davies , whom he saw drest in a fine suit of clothes , " And what art thou to - night ? " Tom an- swered , " The Thane of Ross ' ; " ( which it will be recol- lected is a very ...
... believe he was not pleased . " ' ' Once he asked Tom Davies , whom he saw drest in a fine suit of clothes , " And what art thou to - night ? " Tom an- swered , " The Thane of Ross ' ; " ( which it will be recol- lected is a very ...
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... believe , Sir , you may have remarked , that the making a partial change , without a due regard to the general structure of the sentence , is a very frequent cause of errour in composition . " ' ' Johnson was well acquainted with Mr ...
... believe , Sir , you may have remarked , that the making a partial change , without a due regard to the general structure of the sentence , is a very frequent cause of errour in composition . " ' ' Johnson was well acquainted with Mr ...
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... believe that Barnes had as much Greek and understood it about as well as an Athenian blacksmith . ' See ante , iii . 322. A passage in Wooll's Life of Dr. Warton ( i . 313 ) shews that Barnes attempted to prove that Homer and Solomon ...
... believe that Barnes had as much Greek and understood it about as well as an Athenian blacksmith . ' See ante , iii . 322. A passage in Wooll's Life of Dr. Warton ( i . 313 ) shews that Barnes attempted to prove that Homer and Solomon ...
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... believe . Perhaps , if we speak with rigorous exactness , no human mind is in its right state . ' Rasselas , ch . xliv . ' See ante , i . 459 , for Kit Smart's madness in praying . ' Yet he gave lessons in Latin to Miss Burney and Miss ...
... believe . Perhaps , if we speak with rigorous exactness , no human mind is in its right state . ' Rasselas , ch . xliv . ' See ante , i . 459 , for Kit Smart's madness in praying . ' Yet he gave lessons in Latin to Miss Burney and Miss ...
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... his contemporaries . " Sir , " said Johnson , “ I believe that is true . The dogs don't know how to write trifles with dignity . " - R . Warner's Original Letters , p . 204 . delight Aetat . 72. ] Johnson's payment for THE LIVES .
... his contemporaries . " Sir , " said Johnson , “ I believe that is true . The dogs don't know how to write trifles with dignity . " - R . Warner's Original Letters , p . 204 . delight Aetat . 72. ] Johnson's payment for THE LIVES .
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