The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including the Tour to the HebridesHenry Holt & Company, 1882 - 689 pàgines |
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... means of the rod . " I would rather , " said he , “ have the rod to be the general terror to all , to make them learn , than tell a child , if you do thus , or thus , you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters . The rod ...
... means of the rod . " I would rather , " said he , “ have the rod to be the general terror to all , to make them learn , than tell a child , if you do thus , or thus , you will be more esteemed than your brothers or sisters . The rod ...
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... present , and gave me some account of what passed on the night of John- son's arrival at Oxford . On that evening his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced 8 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... present , and gave me some account of what passed on the night of John- son's arrival at Oxford . On that evening his father , who had anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced 8 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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Including the Tour to the Hebrides James Boswell. anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his tutor . His father seemed very full of the merits of his son , and told the company he was ...
Including the Tour to the Hebrides James Boswell. anxiously accompanied him , found means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his tutor . His father seemed very full of the merits of his son , and told the company he was ...
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... means by which he could support himself . In the December of this year his father died . The state of poverty in which he died , appears from a note in one of Johnson's little diaries of the following year , which strongly displays his ...
... means by which he could support himself . In the December of this year his father died . The state of poverty in which he died , appears from a note in one of Johnson's little diaries of the following year , which strongly displays his ...
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... means of subsistence . He made some valuable acquaint- ances there , amongst whom were Mr. Porter , a mercer , whose widow he afterwards married , and Mr. Taylor , who by his ingenu- ity in mechanical inventions , and his success in ...
... means of subsistence . He made some valuable acquaint- ances there , amongst whom were Mr. Porter , a mercer , whose widow he afterwards married , and Mr. Taylor , who by his ingenu- ity in mechanical inventions , and his success in ...
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