The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 127
... Hebrides . I told him , I thought of buying it . JOHN- SON . " Pray do , sir . We will go and pass a winter amid the blasts there . We shall have fine fish , and we will take some dried tongues with us , and some books . We will have a ...
... Hebrides . I told him , I thought of buying it . JOHN- SON . " Pray do , sir . We will go and pass a winter amid the blasts there . We shall have fine fish , and we will take some dried tongues with us , and some books . We will have a ...
Page 152
... Hebrides , 3d edit . p . 33. See also note to Works v . 55 , 56.-ED. * The passage to which Johnson alluded , is to be found , as I conjecture , in the Phœnissæ , 1. 1120 : - u Mr. Cave . See p . 152 . * 152 [ 1772 . THE LIFE OF.
... Hebrides , 3d edit . p . 33. See also note to Works v . 55 , 56.-ED. * The passage to which Johnson alluded , is to be found , as I conjecture , in the Phœnissæ , 1. 1120 : - u Mr. Cave . See p . 152 . * 152 [ 1772 . THE LIFE OF.
Page 186
... Hebrides , 3d edit .. p . 371 . The difficulty may be solved by a reference to the doctrine of supply and demand . There is a greater variety of employment for men than women . - En . * So also Butler , Hudibras , part ii . 186 [ 1773 ...
... Hebrides , 3d edit .. p . 371 . The difficulty may be solved by a reference to the doctrine of supply and demand . There is a greater variety of employment for men than women . - En . * So also Butler , Hudibras , part ii . 186 [ 1773 ...
Page 199
... Hebrides this year ; and I told him that I had received a letter from Dr. Robertson the historian upon the subject , with which he was much pleased , and now talked in such a manner of his long intended tour , that I was satisfied he ...
... Hebrides this year ; and I told him that I had received a letter from Dr. Robertson the historian upon the subject , with which he was much pleased , and now talked in such a manner of his long intended tour , that I was satisfied he ...
Page 224
... Hebrides . " Nor would he patiently allow me to enlarge upon Johnson's wonderful abilities ; but exclaimed , " Is he like Burke , who winds into a subject like a serpent ? " " But , " said I , " Johnson is the Hercules who strangled ...
... Hebrides . " Nor would he patiently allow me to enlarge upon Johnson's wonderful abilities ; but exclaimed , " Is he like Burke , who winds into a subject like a serpent ? " " But , " said I , " Johnson is the Hercules who strangled ...
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