The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous, to which are Now Added, Biographical Anecdotes of the Doctor, Selected from the Late Productions of Mrs. Piozzi, Mr. Boswell, ...G. Kearsley, 1787 - 297 pages |
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... last fummer , to felect them under proper heads , and arrange them in alphabetical order . As I proceeded in this work , I found myself bringing out , into one view , a body of maxims and obfer- vations , which I imagined would be more ...
... last fummer , to felect them under proper heads , and arrange them in alphabetical order . As I proceeded in this work , I found myself bringing out , into one view , a body of maxims and obfer- vations , which I imagined would be more ...
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... last I faid to him , Why there happens to be no lefs than five Cambridge men in the room now . " I did not ( faid he ) think of that till you told me ; but the wolf dont count the sheep . " I have heard him relate how he used to fit in ...
... last I faid to him , Why there happens to be no lefs than five Cambridge men in the room now . " I did not ( faid he ) think of that till you told me ; but the wolf dont count the sheep . " I have heard him relate how he used to fit in ...
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... last twelve years however , he left off all fer- mented liquors . To make himself fome amends indeed , he took his chocolate liberally , pouring in large quan- tities of cream , or even melted butter ; and was fo fond of fruit , that ...
... last twelve years however , he left off all fer- mented liquors . To make himself fome amends indeed , he took his chocolate liberally , pouring in large quan- tities of cream , or even melted butter ; and was fo fond of fruit , that ...
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... last half - guinea he poffeffed in truffles and mushrooms , eating them in bed too , for want of clothes , or even a fhirt to fet up in . Mr. Johnfon loved late hours extremely , or more pro- perly hated early ones , Nothing was more ...
... last half - guinea he poffeffed in truffles and mushrooms , eating them in bed too , for want of clothes , or even a fhirt to fet up in . Mr. Johnfon loved late hours extremely , or more pro- perly hated early ones , Nothing was more ...
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... last she called to me , and faid , Nay , hold , Mr. Johnson , and do not make a farce of thanking God for a dinner which in a few minutes you will protest not eatable . ” Avarice was a vice against which , however , I never much heard ...
... last she called to me , and faid , Nay , hold , Mr. Johnson , and do not make a farce of thanking God for a dinner which in a few minutes you will protest not eatable . ” Avarice was a vice against which , however , I never much heard ...
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