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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... pleasure which it fur- nishes . I experienced immediate happiness while whirled along with such a companion , and said to him , " Sir , you observed one day at General Ogle- thorpe's , that a man is never happy for the present , but ...
... pleasure which it fur- nishes . I experienced immediate happiness while whirled along with such a companion , and said to him , " Sir , you observed one day at General Ogle- thorpe's , that a man is never happy for the present , but ...
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... pleasure in contradiction , especially when any opinion whatever was delivered with an air of confi- dence ; so that there was hardly any topick , if not one of the great truths of Religion and Morality , 1776. that he might not have ...
... pleasure in contradiction , especially when any opinion whatever was delivered with an air of confi- dence ; so that there was hardly any topick , if not one of the great truths of Religion and Morality , 1776. that he might not have ...
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... pleasure : cock - fighting , or bear - baiting , will raise the spirits of a company , as drinking does , though surely they will not improve conversation . I also admit , that there are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking ...
... pleasure : cock - fighting , or bear - baiting , will raise the spirits of a company , as drinking does , though surely they will not improve conversation . I also admit , that there are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking ...
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... pleasure of giving you some butter - Allow me to recommend a squeeze of this orange ; -or the lemon , perhaps , may have more zest . ” — “ Sir ; Sir , I am obliged to yo , Sir , " cried Johnson , bowing , and turning his head to him ...
... pleasure of giving you some butter - Allow me to recommend a squeeze of this orange ; -or the lemon , perhaps , may have more zest . ” — “ Sir ; Sir , I am obliged to yo , Sir , " cried Johnson , bowing , and turning his head to him ...
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... pleasure of his son's election , and died before that pleasure was abated . " Langton's lady has brought him a girl , and both are well ; I dined with him the other day . ***** . " It vexes me to tell you , that on the evening of the ...
... pleasure of his son's election , and died before that pleasure was abated . " Langton's lady has brought him a girl , and both are well ; I dined with him the other day . ***** . " It vexes me to tell you , that on the evening of the ...
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