Life of Johnson, Volumen1H. Frowde, 1904 |
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... sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious de- meanour , and his knowledge of books and literary history ; but from the rigid formality of his manners , it is evident that they never could have ...
... sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious de- meanour , and his knowledge of books and literary history ; but from the rigid formality of his manners , it is evident that they never could have ...
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... I had this anecdote from Dr. Adams , and Dr. Johnson confirmed it . Bramston , in his Man of Taste , has the same thought : ' Sure , of all blockheads , scholars are the worst . ' 1730 ] A NEST OF SINGING - BIRDS 51 I.
... I had this anecdote from Dr. Adams , and Dr. Johnson confirmed it . Bramston , in his Man of Taste , has the same thought : ' Sure , of all blockheads , scholars are the worst . ' 1730 ] A NEST OF SINGING - BIRDS 51 I.
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... sure she could not miss it ; and I contrived that she should soon come up with me . When she did , I observed her to be in tears . ' This , it must be allowed , was a singular beginning of con- nubial felicity ; but there is no doubt ...
... sure she could not miss it ; and I contrived that she should soon come up with me . When she did , I observed her to be in tears . ' This , it must be allowed , was a singular beginning of con- nubial felicity ; but there is no doubt ...
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... sure he told me that Mr. Cave was the first publisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he came to town , and he knew how he could live in the cheapest manner . His first lodgings were at the house of Mr ...
... sure he told me that Mr. Cave was the first publisher by whom his pen was engaged in London . He had a little money when he came to town , and he knew how he could live in the cheapest manner . His first lodgings were at the house of Mr ...
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... Sure this is love , which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids , and wanton poets . ' ( Though no comets or prodigies foretold the ruin of Greece , signs which heaven must by another miracle enable us to understand , yet might ...
... Sure this is love , which heretofore I conceived the dream of idle maids , and wanton poets . ' ( Though no comets or prodigies foretold the ruin of Greece , signs which heaven must by another miracle enable us to understand , yet might ...
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