The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 5J.M. Dent and Company, 1902 |
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... means . If it were a stream , they'd stop it . You must speak to him . It is really miserable . Were he a gamester , it could be said he had hopes of winning . Were he a bankrupt in trade , he might have grown rich ; but he has neither ...
... means . If it were a stream , they'd stop it . You must speak to him . It is really miserable . Were he a gamester , it could be said he had hopes of winning . Were he a bankrupt in trade , he might have grown rich ; but he has neither ...
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... mean prose . " JOHNSON . ( and here was one of the many instances of his knowing clearly and telling exactly how a thing is , ) " A pamphlet is understood in common language to mean prose , only from this , that there is so much more ...
... mean prose . " JOHNSON . ( and here was one of the many instances of his knowing clearly and telling exactly how a thing is , ) " A pamphlet is understood in common language to mean prose , only from this , that there is so much more ...
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... mean price . The bookseller had the advantage of Goldsmith's reputation from ' The Traveller ' in the sale , though Goldsmith had it not in selling the copy . " SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS . " The Beggar's Opera affords a proof how strangely ...
... mean price . The bookseller had the advantage of Goldsmith's reputation from ' The Traveller ' in the sale , though Goldsmith had it not in selling the copy . " SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS . " The Beggar's Opera affords a proof how strangely ...
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... mean to offend you . " JOSHUA . " At first the taste of wine was dis- agreeable to me ; but I brought myself to drink it , that I might be like other people . The plea- sure of drinking wine is so connected with pleasing your company ...
... mean to offend you . " JOSHUA . " At first the taste of wine was dis- agreeable to me ; but I brought myself to drink it , that I might be like other people . The plea- sure of drinking wine is so connected with pleasing your company ...
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... mean , Sir , the Sphinx's description of it ; -morning , noon , and night . I would know night , as well as morning and noon . " JOHNSON . " What , Sir , would you know what it is to feel the evils of old age ? Would you have the gout ...
... mean , Sir , the Sphinx's description of it ; -morning , noon , and night . I would know night , as well as morning and noon . " JOHNSON . " What , Sir , would you know what it is to feel the evils of old age ? Would you have the gout ...
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