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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... talked of marrying women of fortune ; and I mentioned a common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman with a very small portion , because a wo- man of fortune will be proportionally expensive ; whereas ...
... talked of marrying women of fortune ; and I mentioned a common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman with a very small portion , because a wo- man of fortune will be proportionally expensive ; whereas ...
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... talked of education at great schools ; the advantages and disadvantages of which Johnson dis- played in a luminous manner ; but his arguments preponderated so much in favour of the benefit which a boy of good parts might receive at one ...
... talked of education at great schools ; the advantages and disadvantages of which Johnson dis- played in a luminous manner ; but his arguments preponderated so much in favour of the benefit which a boy of good parts might receive at one ...
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... talked of the Roman Catholick religion . JOHNSON . " In the barbarous ages , Sir , priests and people were equally deceived ; but afterwards there were gross corruptions introduced by the clergy , such as indul- gences to priests to ...
... talked of the Roman Catholick religion . JOHNSON . " In the barbarous ages , Sir , priests and people were equally deceived ; but afterwards there were gross corruptions introduced by the clergy , such as indul- gences to priests to ...
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... talked , as usual , upon indifferent subjects . He seemed to me to hesitate as to the intended Italian tour , on which , I flattered myself , he and Mrs. Thrale and Dr. John- son were soon to set out ; and , therefore , I pressed it as ...
... talked , as usual , upon indifferent subjects . He seemed to me to hesitate as to the intended Italian tour , on which , I flattered myself , he and Mrs. Thrale and Dr. John- son were soon to set out ; and , therefore , I pressed it as ...
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... talked of Flatman's Poems ; and Mrs. Thrale observed , that Pope had partly borrowed from him , " The dying Christian to his Soul . " Johnson re- peated Rochester's verses upon Flatman , which , I think , by much too severe ...
... talked of Flatman's Poems ; and Mrs. Thrale observed , that Pope had partly borrowed from him , " The dying Christian to his Soul . " Johnson re- peated Rochester's verses upon Flatman , which , I think , by much too severe ...
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