The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Nearly Half a Century During which He Flourished, Band 1G. Routledge & Company, Farringdon Street, 1857 - 300 Seiten |
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... asked his old schoolfellow , Mr. Hector , surgeon , of Birmingham , if she was not vain of her son . He said , " she had too much good sense to be vain , but she knew her son's value . " Her piety was not inferior to her understanding ...
... asked his old schoolfellow , Mr. Hector , surgeon , of Birmingham , if she was not vain of her son . He said , " she had too much good sense to be vain , but she knew her son's value . " Her piety was not inferior to her understanding ...
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... asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst of so great a crowd . He answered , because it was impossible to keep him at home ; for , young as he was , he believed he had caught ...
... asked Mr. Johnson how he could possibly think of bringing such an infant to church , and in the midst of so great a crowd . He answered , because it was impossible to keep him at home ; for , young as he was , he believed he had caught ...
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... asked if he could remember Queen Anne , - " He had , " he said , a confused , but somehow a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . " This touch , however , was without any effect . I ventured to say ...
... asked if he could remember Queen Anne , - " He had , " he said , a confused , but somehow a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds , and a long black hood . " This touch , however , was without any effect . I ventured to say ...
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... asked . Now , Sir , it a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a master to teach him . " It is , however , but justice to the memory of Mr. Hunter to mention that though he might err in being too severe , the ...
... asked . Now , Sir , it a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a master to teach him . " It is , however , but justice to the memory of Mr. Hunter to mention that though he might err in being too severe , the ...
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... asked him how he had acquired so accurate a knowledge of Latin , in which , I believe , he was exceeded by no man of his time ; he said , " My master whipt me very well . Without that , Sir , I should have done nothing . " He told Mr ...
... asked him how he had acquired so accurate a knowledge of Latin , in which , I believe , he was exceeded by no man of his time ; he said , " My master whipt me very well . Without that , Sir , I should have done nothing . " He told Mr ...
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