The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 1I. Pitman, 1907 - 1172 pàgines |
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... mentioned it as one of the most memorable events of his life , that " he was very near having that great man for his scholar . " He remained at Stourbridge little more than a year , and then he returned home , where he may be said to ...
... mentioned it as one of the most memorable events of his life , that " he was very near having that great man for his scholar . " He remained at Stourbridge little more than a year , and then he returned home , where he may be said to ...
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... mentioned to him this account as given me by Dr. Adams , he said , " Ah , Sir , I was mad and violent . It was bitterness which they mistook for frolic . I was miserably poor , and I thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit ...
... mentioned to him this account as given me by Dr. Adams , he said , " Ah , Sir , I was mad and violent . It was bitterness which they mistook for frolic . I was miserably poor , and I thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit ...
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... mentioned persons , who were surely people of rank and education , while he was yet at Lichfield he used to be frequently at the house of Dr. Swinfen , a gentleman of very ancient family in Staffordshire , from which , after the death ...
... mentioned persons , who were surely people of rank and education , while he was yet at Lichfield he used to be frequently at the house of Dr. Swinfen , a gentleman of very ancient family in Staffordshire , from which , after the death ...
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... mention'd by Father JEROME LOBO . An exa & Description of the Nile , its Head , its Branch- es , the Course of its Wa ... mentioned that he had read at Pembroke College " A Voyage to Abyssinia , " by Lobo , a Portuguese Jesuit , and that ...
... mention'd by Father JEROME LOBO . An exa & Description of the Nile , its Head , its Branch- es , the Course of its Wa ... mentioned that he had read at Pembroke College " A Voyage to Abyssinia , " by Lobo , a Portuguese Jesuit , and that ...
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... mentioned that " subscriptions are taken in by the Editor , or N. Johnson , bookseller of Lichfield . " Notwithstanding the merit of John- son , and the cheap price at which his book was offered , there were not subscribers enough to ...
... mentioned that " subscriptions are taken in by the Editor , or N. Johnson , bookseller of Lichfield . " Notwithstanding the merit of John- son , and the cheap price at which his book was offered , there were not subscribers enough to ...
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