Boswell's Life of Johnson: Including Boswell's Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides, and Johnson's Diary of A Journey Into North Wales, Volume 4Harper, 1891 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... continues : - Mr. Langton told some stories in imitation of Dr. Johnson ; but they became him less than Mr. Bos- well , and only reminded me of what Dr. Johnson himself once said to me- - " Every man has some time in his life an ...
... continues : - Mr. Langton told some stories in imitation of Dr. Johnson ; but they became him less than Mr. Bos- well , and only reminded me of what Dr. Johnson himself once said to me- - " Every man has some time in his life an ...
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... continues : - ' And what does Dr. Johnson say on this occasion ? Nothing . And what does Mr. Farmer say on this occa- sion ? Nothing . ' Colman's Terence , ii . 390. For Farmer , see ante , iii . 45 . 2 ' It is most likely that ...
... continues : - ' And what does Dr. Johnson say on this occasion ? Nothing . And what does Mr. Farmer say on this occa- sion ? Nothing . ' Colman's Terence , ii . 390. For Farmer , see ante , iii . 45 . 2 ' It is most likely that ...
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... continues , ' was very slight , and my memory very fallacious , though whether more than in my earlier years , I am not very certain . ' Pr . and Med . p . 129 , and ante , ii . 301. On his death - bed , he said to Mr. Hoole : - ' About ...
... continues , ' was very slight , and my memory very fallacious , though whether more than in my earlier years , I am not very certain . ' Pr . and Med . p . 129 , and ante , ii . 301. On his death - bed , he said to Mr. Hoole : - ' About ...
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... continues , ' without asking anything - and yet he did not go five steps farther before he asked charity of a little woman - I was much more likely to have given of the two . He had scarce done with the woman , when he pulled his hat ...
... continues , ' without asking anything - and yet he did not go five steps farther before he asked charity of a little woman - I was much more likely to have given of the two . He had scarce done with the woman , when he pulled his hat ...
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... continues , ' the poetry of Milton be examined with regard to the pauses and flow of his verses into each other , it will appear that he has performed all that our language would admit . ' Cowper was so indignant at John- son's ...
... continues , ' the poetry of Milton be examined with regard to the pauses and flow of his verses into each other , it will appear that he has performed all that our language would admit . ' Cowper was so indignant at John- son's ...
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