Life of Johnson ...Harper, 1891 |
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... and only reminded me of what Dr. Johnson himself once said to me " Every man has some time in his life an ambition to be a wag . " ' Mme . D'Arblay's Diary , v . 307 . ' Callimachus 744 Aetat . 71. ] Methods of employing the poor .
... and only reminded me of what Dr. Johnson himself once said to me " Every man has some time in his life an ambition to be a wag . " ' Mme . D'Arblay's Diary , v . 307 . ' Callimachus 744 Aetat . 71. ] Methods of employing the poor .
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... once in a dream a contest of wit with some other person , and that he was very much morti- fied by imagining that his opponent had the better of him . " Now , ( said he , ) one may mark here the effect of sleep ' Sept. 1778. We began ...
... once in a dream a contest of wit with some other person , and that he was very much morti- fied by imagining that his opponent had the better of him . " Now , ( said he , ) one may mark here the effect of sleep ' Sept. 1778. We began ...
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... once , when he had a violent tooth - ach , a Frenchman accosted him thus : -Ah , Monsieur vous etudiez trop ' . ' ' Having spent an evening at Mr. Langton's with the Reverend Dr. Parr , he was much pleased with the conversa- tion of ...
... once , when he had a violent tooth - ach , a Frenchman accosted him thus : -Ah , Monsieur vous etudiez trop ' . ' ' Having spent an evening at Mr. Langton's with the Reverend Dr. Parr , he was much pleased with the conversa- tion of ...
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... once asked him , whether he did not think Otway frequently tender : when he answered , ' Sir , he is all ten- derness . ' BURNEY . He describes Otway as ' one of the first names in the English drama . ' Works , vii . 173 . Aetat . 71 ...
... once asked him , whether he did not think Otway frequently tender : when he answered , ' Sir , he is all ten- derness . ' BURNEY . He describes Otway as ' one of the first names in the English drama . ' Works , vii . 173 . Aetat . 71 ...
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... once , to avoid the trouble of locking up five guineas , hid them , he forgot where , so that he could not find them . ' ' A gentleman who introduced his brother to Dr. John- son was earnest to recommend him to the Doctor's notice ...
... once , to avoid the trouble of locking up five guineas , hid them , he forgot where , so that he could not find them . ' ' A gentleman who introduced his brother to Dr. John- son was earnest to recommend him to the Doctor's notice ...
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