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... excellent works were struck off at a heat , with rapid exertion P. Yet he appears , from his early notes or memorandums in my possession , to have at various times attempted , or at least planned , a methodical course of study ...
... excellent works were struck off at a heat , with rapid exertion P. Yet he appears , from his early notes or memorandums in my possession , to have at various times attempted , or at least planned , a methodical course of study ...
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... excellent , that Johnson used to come and get them at second - hand from Taylor , till his poverty being so extreme , that his shoes were worn out , and his feet appeared through them , he saw that this humiliating circumstance was ...
... excellent , that Johnson used to come and get them at second - hand from Taylor , till his poverty being so extreme , that his shoes were worn out , and his feet appeared through them , he saw that this humiliating circumstance was ...
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... excellent and valuable qualifica- tions ; and , had I a son of my own , it would be my am- bition , instead of sending him to the university , to dispose of him as this young gentleman is . " He , and another neighbour of mine , one Mr ...
... excellent and valuable qualifica- tions ; and , had I a son of my own , it would be my am- bition , instead of sending him to the university , to dispose of him as this young gentleman is . " He , and another neighbour of mine , one Mr ...
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... excellent , could yield , was courted as a relief . It has been generally said , I know not with what truth , that Johnson offered his London to several booksellers , none of whom would purchase it . To this circumstance Mr. Derrick ...
... excellent , could yield , was courted as a relief . It has been generally said , I know not with what truth , that Johnson offered his London to several booksellers , none of whom would purchase it . To this circumstance Mr. Derrick ...
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... excellent , and there are in it such proofs of a knowledge of the world , and of a ma- ture acquaintance with life , as cannot be contemplated without wonder , when we consider that he was then only in his twenty - ninth year , and had ...
... excellent , and there are in it such proofs of a knowledge of the world , and of a ma- ture acquaintance with life , as cannot be contemplated without wonder , when we consider that he was then only in his twenty - ninth year , and had ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1 James Boswell Visualização integral - 1857 |
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