The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volum 2Claxton, Remsen, & Haffelfinger, 1878 |
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... once say , that " a man has a very bad chance for happiness in that state , unless he marries a woman of very strong and fixed principles of religion . " He maintained to me , contrary to the common notion , that a woman would not be ...
... once say , that " a man has a very bad chance for happiness in that state , unless he marries a woman of very strong and fixed principles of religion . " He maintained to me , contrary to the common notion , that a woman would not be ...
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... once had almost asked a promise of Mrs. Johnson that she would not marry again , but had checked himself . Indeed I cannot help thinking , that in his case the request would have been unreasonable ; for if Mrs. Johnson forgot , or ...
... once had almost asked a promise of Mrs. Johnson that she would not marry again , but had checked himself . Indeed I cannot help thinking , that in his case the request would have been unreasonable ; for if Mrs. Johnson forgot , or ...
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... once named Mr. Berenger as the standard of true elegance ; but some one objecting , that he too much resembled the gentleman in Congreve's comedies , Mr. Johnson said , " We must fix then upon the famous Thomas Hervey , whose manners ...
... once named Mr. Berenger as the standard of true elegance ; but some one objecting , that he too much resembled the gentleman in Congreve's comedies , Mr. Johnson said , " We must fix then upon the famous Thomas Hervey , whose manners ...
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... once related to Johnson ( on the authority of Spence ) that Pope himself admired those lines so much , that when he repeated them his voice faltered : " And well it might , Sir , " said Johnson , " for they are noble lines . " - J ...
... once related to Johnson ( on the authority of Spence ) that Pope himself admired those lines so much , that when he repeated them his voice faltered : " And well it might , Sir , " said Johnson , " for they are noble lines . " - J ...
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... once with the horrible idea of immense height . The im- pression is divided ; you pass on by computation , from one stage of the tremendous space to another . Had the girl in ' The Mourning Bride ' said , she could not cast her shoe to ...
... once with the horrible idea of immense height . The im- pression is divided ; you pass on by computation , from one stage of the tremendous space to another . Had the girl in ' The Mourning Bride ' said , she could not cast her shoe to ...
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