The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, ... By James Boswell, Esq, Volume 3H. Baldwin and Son, 1799 |
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... such a gust in spending it , that she throws it away with great pro- fusion . He praised the ladies of the present age , insisting B 2 A. D 1776. ] DR . JOHNSON . sibility to difference of situation, or presumptuous ...
... such a gust in spending it , that she throws it away with great pro- fusion . He praised the ladies of the present age , insisting B 2 A. D 1776. ] DR . JOHNSON . sibility to difference of situation, or presumptuous ...
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... present age , insisting that they were more faithful to their husbands , and more virtuous in every respect , than in former times , because their understandings were better cultivated . It was an undoubted proof of his good sense and ...
... present age , insisting that they were more faithful to their husbands , and more virtuous in every respect , than in former times , because their understandings were better cultivated . It was an undoubted proof of his good sense and ...
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... present , but when he is drunk . Will you not add , -- or when driving rapidly in a post - chaise ? " JOHNSON . " No , Sir , you are driving rapidly from something , or to something . " " Some , men , Talking of melancholy , he said ...
... present , but when he is drunk . Will you not add , -- or when driving rapidly in a post - chaise ? " JOHNSON . " No , Sir , you are driving rapidly from something , or to something . " " Some , men , Talking of melancholy , he said ...
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... present appearance , put me in mind of my uncle , Dr. Boswell's descrip- tion of him , " A robust genius , born to grapple with whole libraries . " I gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook ...
... present appearance , put me in mind of my uncle , Dr. Boswell's descrip- tion of him , " A robust genius , born to grapple with whole libraries . " I gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook ...
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... present of some addition to the twenty guineas which he had received , and for which his receipt is now in the booksellers ' hands . We are farther assured , that he actually obtained an addi tional sum ; when he , soon after , ( in the ...
... present of some addition to the twenty guineas which he had received , and for which his receipt is now in the booksellers ' hands . We are farther assured , that he actually obtained an addi tional sum ; when he , soon after , ( in the ...
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