The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volum 2H.G. Bohn, 1846 |
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... heard he had changed his lodgings , and did not know where he lived ; " as if there could have been the smallest difficulty to inform himself of that circum- stance , by inquiring in the literary circle with which his lordship was well ...
... heard he had changed his lodgings , and did not know where he lived ; " as if there could have been the smallest difficulty to inform himself of that circum- stance , by inquiring in the literary circle with which his lordship was well ...
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... heard Johnson himself talk of the character , and say that it was meant for George Lord Lyttelton , in which I could by no means agree ; for his lordship had nothing of that violence which is a conspicuous feature in the composition ...
... heard Johnson himself talk of the character , and say that it was meant for George Lord Lyttelton , in which I could by no means agree ; for his lordship had nothing of that violence which is a conspicuous feature in the composition ...
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... heard nothing from you , nor know in what state my affair stands ; of which I beg you to in- form me , if you can , to - morrow , by the return of the post . " Mr. Wise sends me word , that he has not had the Finnick Lexicon yet , which ...
... heard nothing from you , nor know in what state my affair stands ; of which I beg you to in- form me , if you can , to - morrow , by the return of the post . " Mr. Wise sends me word , that he has not had the Finnick Lexicon yet , which ...
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... heard from nobody since , and begin to think myself forgotten . It is true , I sent you a double letter , and you may fear an expensive correspondent ; but I would have taken it kindly , if you had returned it treble ; and what is a ...
... heard from nobody since , and begin to think myself forgotten . It is true , I sent you a double letter , and you may fear an expensive correspondent ; but I would have taken it kindly , if you had returned it treble ; and what is a ...
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... heard him regret that he had not learnt to play at cards ; and the game of draughts we know is peculiarly calculated to fix the attention without straining it . There is a composure and gravity in draughts which insensibly tranquillises ...
... heard him regret that he had not learnt to play at cards ; and the game of draughts we know is peculiarly calculated to fix the attention without straining it . There is a composure and gravity in draughts which insensibly tranquillises ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides ... James Boswell Visualització completa - 1835 |
The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides ... James Boswell Visualització completa - 1835 |
The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides ... James Boswell Visualització completa - 1835 |
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