Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1927 |
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... told me he was present , and gave me some account of what passed on the night of Johnson's arrival at Oxford . On that evening , his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was ...
... told me he was present , and gave me some account of what passed on the night of Johnson's arrival at Oxford . On that evening , his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was ...
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... told Mr. Paradise that he was sometimes so languid and inefficient , that he could not distinguish the hour upon the town- clock . Johnson , upon the first violent attack of this disorder strove to overcome it by forcible exertions . He ...
... told Mr. Paradise that he was sometimes so languid and inefficient , that he could not distinguish the hour upon the town- clock . Johnson , upon the first violent attack of this disorder strove to overcome it by forcible exertions . He ...
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... told me that from his earliest years he loved to read poetry , but hardly ever read any poem to an end ; that he read Shakspeare at a period so early , that the speech of the ghost in Hamlet terrified him when he was alone ; that ...
... told me that from his earliest years he loved to read poetry , but hardly ever read any poem to an end ; that he read Shakspeare at a period so early , that the speech of the ghost in Hamlet terrified him when he was alone ; that ...
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... told me that he con- tracted a love and regard for Pembroke College , which he retained to the last . A short time before his death he sent to that College a present of all his works , to be deposited in their library ; and he had ...
... told me that he con- tracted a love and regard for Pembroke College , which he retained to the last . A short time before his death he sent to that College a present of all his works , to be deposited in their library ; and he had ...
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... told him , with much gravity , ' Sir , it was a love marriage on both sides , ' I have had from my illustrious friend the following curious account of their journey to church upon the nuptial morn : 9th JULY : - ' Sir , she had read the ...
... told him , with much gravity , ' Sir , it was a love marriage on both sides , ' I have had from my illustrious friend the following curious account of their journey to church upon the nuptial morn : 9th JULY : - ' Sir , she had read the ...
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