Life of Johnson ...Harper, 1891 |
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... particular notice of the futile remarks , to many of which , a petty na- tional resentment , unworthy of my countrymen , has probably 1 Boswell in the ' Advertisement ' to the second edition , dated Dec. 20 , 1785 , says that the whole ...
... particular notice of the futile remarks , to many of which , a petty na- tional resentment , unworthy of my countrymen , has probably 1 Boswell in the ' Advertisement ' to the second edition , dated Dec. 20 , 1785 , says that the whole ...
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... Gradual im- pression made by Dr. Johnson . Particular minutes to be kept of our studies . October I. Dr. Johnson not answerable for all the words in his Dictionary . Contents . 9 Dictionary . Attacks on authours useful to.
... Gradual im- pression made by Dr. Johnson . Particular minutes to be kept of our studies . October I. Dr. Johnson not answerable for all the words in his Dictionary . Contents . 9 Dictionary . Attacks on authours useful to.
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... particular , whose en- chantment over him seldom failed , I was much obliged . It was , ' I'll give thee a wind . Thou art kind ' .- To attract him , we had invitations from the chiefs Macdonald and Macleod ; and , for additional aid ...
... particular , whose en- chantment over him seldom failed , I was much obliged . It was , ' I'll give thee a wind . Thou art kind ' .- To attract him , we had invitations from the chiefs Macdonald and Macleod ; and , for additional aid ...
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... particular instances of wit , which is of so airy and spir- itual a nature as often to elude the hand that attempts to grasp it . The excellence and efficacy of a bon mot depend frequently so much on the occasion on which it is spoken ...
... particular instances of wit , which is of so airy and spir- itual a nature as often to elude the hand that attempts to grasp it . The excellence and efficacy of a bon mot depend frequently so much on the occasion on which it is spoken ...
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... particular manner , being dipped in the sea and dried in the sun , and eaten by the Scots by way of a relish . He had never seen them , though they are sold in London . I insisted on scottifying ' his ' See ante , ii . 263 . 2 My friend ...
... particular manner , being dipped in the sea and dried in the sun , and eaten by the Scots by way of a relish . He had never seen them , though they are sold in London . I insisted on scottifying ' his ' See ante , ii . 263 . 2 My friend ...
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