The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... thing than of being able to im- prove our acquaintance to friendship . Many a time have I placed myself again at Langton , and imagined the plea- sure with which I should walk to Partneys in a summer morning ; but this is no longer ...
... thing than of being able to im- prove our acquaintance to friendship . Many a time have I placed myself again at Langton , and imagined the plea- sure with which I should walk to Partneys in a summer morning ; but this is no longer ...
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... thing he had . He had no land , except the two or three small fields which I have said he rented ; and , instead of gaining any thing by their produce , I have reason to think he lost by them ; however , they furnished him with no ...
... thing he had . He had no land , except the two or three small fields which I have said he rented ; and , instead of gaining any thing by their produce , I have reason to think he lost by them ; however , they furnished him with no ...
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... thing on which we have a future dependence , as in Virg . Eclog . i . 1. 14 , modo namque gemellos , Spem gregis , ah ! silice in nuda connixa reliquit . and in Georg . iii . l . 473 , Spemque gregemque simul , for the lambs and the ...
... thing on which we have a future dependence , as in Virg . Eclog . i . 1. 14 , modo namque gemellos , Spem gregis , ah ! silice in nuda connixa reliquit . and in Georg . iii . l . 473 , Spemque gregemque simul , for the lambs and the ...
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... thing on which we have a present dependence , and is well applied to a man of distinguished influence , - our support , our refuge , our præsidium , as Horace calls Mæcenas . So , Æneid xii . 1. 57 , queen Amata addresses her son - in ...
... thing on which we have a present dependence , and is well applied to a man of distinguished influence , - our support , our refuge , our præsidium , as Horace calls Mæcenas . So , Æneid xii . 1. 57 , queen Amata addresses her son - in ...
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... thing . He answered , he was not , for he had pretty well told the world what he knew , and must now read to acquire more knowledge . The king , as it should seem with a view to urge him to rely on his own stores as an original writer ...
... thing . He answered , he was not , for he had pretty well told the world what he knew , and must now read to acquire more knowledge . The king , as it should seem with a view to urge him to rely on his own stores as an original writer ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LLD: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and ... James Boswell No preview available - 2015 |
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