The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Հատոր 2G. Bell and sons, 1889 |
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... society , and assigns as the reason of his “ with- drawing " himself from it , that its late hours were incon- sistent with his domestic arrangements . In this he is not accurate ; for the fact was , that he one evening attacked Mr ...
... society , and assigns as the reason of his “ with- drawing " himself from it , that its late hours were incon- sistent with his domestic arrangements . In this he is not accurate ; for the fact was , that he one evening attacked Mr ...
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... society like ours , ' Unelbow'd by a gamester , pimp , or player . ' " I am happy to be enabled by such unquestionable authority as that of Sir Joshua Reynolds , as well as from my own knowledge , to vindicate at once the heart of ...
... society like ours , ' Unelbow'd by a gamester , pimp , or player . ' " I am happy to be enabled by such unquestionable authority as that of Sir Joshua Reynolds , as well as from my own knowledge , to vindicate at once the heart of ...
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... society , the most fatal symptom of that malady . Dr. Adams told me , that , as an old friend , he was admitted to visit him , and that he found him in a deplorable state , sighing , groaning , talking to himself , and restlessly ...
... society , the most fatal symptom of that malady . Dr. Adams told me , that , as an old friend , he was admitted to visit him , and that he found him in a deplorable state , sighing , groaning , talking to himself , and restlessly ...
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... society . " Having desired the Provost to return my general thanks to the University , I beg that you , Sir , will accept my particular and immediate acknowledgments . I am , Sir , your most obedient and most humble " SAM . JOHNSON ...
... society . " Having desired the Provost to return my general thanks to the University , I beg that you , Sir , will accept my particular and immediate acknowledgments . I am , Sir , your most obedient and most humble " SAM . JOHNSON ...
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... society of the learned , the witty , and the eminent in every way ; who were assembled in numerous companies , called forth his wonderful powers , and gratified him with admiration , to which no man could be insensible . 1 In the ...
... society of the learned , the witty , and the eminent in every way ; who were assembled in numerous companies , called forth his wonderful powers , and gratified him with admiration , to which no man could be insensible . 1 In the ...
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Էջ 282 - The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading, in order to write ; a man will turn over half a library to make one book." I argued warmly against the judges trading, and mentioned Hale as an instance of a perfect judge, who devoted himself entirely to his office. JoHNSON : " Hale, Sir, attended to other things beside law : he left a great estate.