The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolatory Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1807 |
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... perhaps no de- gree of attention or discernment will be sufficient to afford it . " Come home , however , and take your chance . I long to see you , and to hear you ; and hope that we shall not be so long separated again . Come home ...
... perhaps no de- gree of attention or discernment will be sufficient to afford it . " Come home , however , and take your chance . I long to see you , and to hear you ; and hope that we shall not be so long separated again . Come home ...
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... perhaps , do harm ; but I cannot think his intention was bad . " JOHN- SON . " Sir , that will not do . We cannot prove any man's intention to be bad . You may shoot a man through the head , and say you intended to miss him ; but the ...
... perhaps , do harm ; but I cannot think his intention was bad . " JOHN- SON . " Sir , that will not do . We cannot prove any man's intention to be bad . You may shoot a man through the head , and say you intended to miss him ; but the ...
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... perhaps fifty at a time , walking up and down in my room ; and then I have written them down , and often , from laziness , have written only half lines . I have written a hundred lines in a day . I remember I wrote a hundred lines of ...
... perhaps fifty at a time , walking up and down in my room ; and then I have written them down , and often , from laziness , have written only half lines . I have written a hundred lines in a day . I remember I wrote a hundred lines of ...
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... perhaps 1766 . any man at his [ first ] appearance ever gained before . He made two speeches in the House for repealing the Stamp - act , which were publickly commended by Mr. Pitt , and have filled the town with wonder . " Burke is a ...
... perhaps 1766 . any man at his [ first ] appearance ever gained before . He made two speeches in the House for repealing the Stamp - act , which were publickly commended by Mr. Pitt , and have filled the town with wonder . " Burke is a ...
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... perhaps , never be able to extract or eject . Take this warning ; it is of great importance . " The study of the law is what you very justly term it , copious and generous ; and in adding your name to its professors , you have done ...
... perhaps , never be able to extract or eject . Take this warning ; it is of great importance . " The study of the law is what you very justly term it , copious and generous ; and in adding your name to its professors , you have done ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2 James Boswell,Samuel Johnson Visualização integral - 1791 |
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