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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... wine ; but he would not much care if it should sour . " He said , he wished to see " John Dennis's Critical Works " collected . Davies said they would not sell . Dr. Johnson seemed to think otherwise . Davies said of a well known ...
... wine ; but he would not much care if it should sour . " He said , he wished to see " John Dennis's Critical Works " collected . Davies said they would not sell . Dr. Johnson seemed to think otherwise . Davies said of a well known ...
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... wine puts me in the same state as when I got up ; and I am sure that moderate drinking makes people talk better . " JOHN- SON . " No , Sir ; wine gives not light , gay , ideal , hilarity ; but tumultuous , noisy , clamorous merri- ment ...
... wine puts me in the same state as when I got up ; and I am sure that moderate drinking makes people talk better . " JOHN- SON . " No , Sir ; wine gives not light , gay , ideal , hilarity ; but tumultuous , noisy , clamorous merri- ment ...
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... wine be like a bottle of beer , which is made brisker by being set before the fire ? " — " Nay , ( said Johnson laughing , ) I cannot answer that : that is too much for me . " Sir I observed , that wine did some people harm , by ...
... wine be like a bottle of beer , which is made brisker by being set before the fire ? " — " Nay , ( said Johnson laughing , ) I cannot answer that : that is too much for me . " Sir I observed , that wine did some people harm , by ...
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... wine is , enables us to judge of its value , and to drink it with more relish : but to have the produce of each vine of one vineyard , in the same year , kept separate , would serve no pur pose . To know that our wine , ( to use an ...
... wine is , enables us to judge of its value , and to drink it with more relish : but to have the produce of each vine of one vineyard , in the same year , kept separate , would serve no pur pose . To know that our wine , ( to use an ...
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... take existence on the terms on which it is given to him . To some men it is given on condition of not taking liberties , which other men may take without much harm . One may drink . wine , and be nothing the worse for it ; 54 THE LIFE OF.
... take existence on the terms on which it is given to him . To some men it is given on condition of not taking liberties , which other men may take without much harm . One may drink . wine , and be nothing the worse for it ; 54 THE LIFE OF.
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