The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 6Gabriel Wells, 1922 |
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... eminence may hear of himself . Some men relate what they think , as what they know ; some men of con- fused memories and habitual inaccuracy , ascribe to one man what belongs to another ; and some [ 34 ] THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON.
... eminence may hear of himself . Some men relate what they think , as what they know ; some men of con- fused memories and habitual inaccuracy , ascribe to one man what belongs to another ; and some [ 34 ] THE LIFE OF DR . JOHNSON.
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... hears it mentioned to her , as at the thing itself . I told her , ' Madam , you are contented to hear every day said to you , what the highest of mankind have died for , rather than bear .'- You know , Sir , the highest of mankind have ...
... hears it mentioned to her , as at the thing itself . I told her , ' Madam , you are contented to hear every day said to you , what the highest of mankind have died for , rather than bear .'- You know , Sir , the highest of mankind have ...
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... hear Johnson's opinion of it : to my surprize , he told me he had not read a line of it . I took up the book and read a passage to him . JOHNSON . " Pretty well , if you are pre- viously disposed to like them . " I read another passage ...
... hear Johnson's opinion of it : to my surprize , he told me he had not read a line of it . I took up the book and read a passage to him . JOHNSON . " Pretty well , if you are pre- viously disposed to like them . " I read another passage ...
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