The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius, Volumen1 |
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... “I am not uncandid, nor severe : I “ sometimes A “ sometimes say more than I
mean, in jest,. 4. A N ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND.
... “I am not uncandid, nor severe : I “ sometimes A “ sometimes say more than I
mean, in jest,. 4. A N ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND.
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... his school-fellows he talked more to himself than with his companions. In 1725,
when he was about sixteen years old, he went on a visit to his cousin Cornelius
Ford, who detained him for some months, and in the mean time assisted him ...
... his school-fellows he talked more to himself than with his companions. In 1725,
when he was about sixteen years old, he went on a visit to his cousin Cornelius
Ford, who detained him for some months, and in the mean time assisted him ...
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The college tutor, Mr. Jordan, was a man of no genius; and Johnson, it seems,
showed an early contempt of mean abilities, in one or two instances behaving
with insolence to that gentleman. Of his general conduct at the university there
are no ...
The college tutor, Mr. Jordan, was a man of no genius; and Johnson, it seems,
showed an early contempt of mean abilities, in one or two instances behaving
with insolence to that gentleman. Of his general conduct at the university there
are no ...
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He throws any where, but down his throat, whatever he means to drink; and
mangles what he means to carve. Inattentive to all the regards of social life, he
mis-times and mis-places every thing. “He disputes with heat indiscriminately,
mindless ...
He throws any where, but down his throat, whatever he means to drink; and
mangles what he means to carve. Inattentive to all the regards of social life, he
mis-times and mis-places every thing. “He disputes with heat indiscriminately,
mindless ...
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His friends exerted themselves to promote his interest; and, in the mean time, he
engaged in a new periodical production called THE IDLER. The first number
appeared on Saturday, April 15, 1758; and the last, April 5, 1760. The profits of
this ...
His friends exerted themselves to promote his interest; and, in the mean time, he
engaged in a new periodical production called THE IDLER. The first number
appeared on Saturday, April 15, 1758; and the last, April 5, 1760. The profits of
this ...
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