The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works ... and Various Original Pieces ... Never Before Published ...T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1804 |
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... observed , that he used the epithet scoun- drel very commonly not quite in the sense in which it is generally understood , but as a strong term of disapprobation ; as when he abruptly an- swered Mrs. Thrale , who had asked him how he ...
... observed , that he used the epithet scoun- drel very commonly not quite in the sense in which it is generally understood , but as a strong term of disapprobation ; as when he abruptly an- swered Mrs. Thrale , who had asked him how he ...
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... observed one day at General Ogle- thorpe's , that a man is never happy for the 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 ...
... observed one day at General Ogle- thorpe's , that a man is never happy for the 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 ...
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... observed , indeed very justly , that " their loss was an additional reason for their going abroad ; and if it had not been fixed that he should have been one of the party , he would force them out ; but he would not advise them unless ...
... observed , indeed very justly , that " their loss was an additional reason for their going abroad ; and if it had not been fixed that he should have been one of the party , he would force them out ; but he would not advise them unless ...
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... observation of the senses might be clearly known ; but every thing intellectual , every thing abstract - politicks , morals ... observed , " Sir , I never before knew how much I was respected by these gentlemen ; they told me THE LIFE OF.
... observation of the senses might be clearly known ; but every thing intellectual , every thing abstract - politicks , morals ... observed , " Sir , I never before knew how much I was respected by these gentlemen ; they told me THE LIFE OF.
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... observe them better , as was evident from the strong , yet nice portraits which he often drew . I have fre- quently ... observation , it would have afforded a very rich fund of instruction and entertain- ment . The suddenness with which ...
... observe them better , as was evident from the strong , yet nice portraits which he often drew . I have fre- quently ... observation , it would have afforded a very rich fund of instruction and entertain- ment . The suddenness with which ...
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