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 Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Band 4J. Richardson, 1821 |
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... body what they can tell , and putting down your authorities . " BOSWELL . " But I could not have the advantage of it in my life - time . " JOHNSON . " You might have the satisfaction of its fame , by printing it in Holland ; and as to ...
... body what they can tell , and putting down your authorities . " BOSWELL . " But I could not have the advantage of it in my life - time . " JOHNSON . " You might have the satisfaction of its fame , by printing it in Holland ; and as to ...
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... body may be put , by the operation of other substances , into any state in which it has ever been ; and as I have experienced a state in which rising from bed was not disagreeable , but easy , nay , sometimes agreeable ; I suppose that ...
... body may be put , by the operation of other substances , into any state in which it has ever been ; and as I have experienced a state in which rising from bed was not disagreeable , but easy , nay , sometimes agreeable ; I suppose that ...
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... body , we can cool it ; we can give it tension or relaxation ; and surely it is possible to bring it into a state in which rising from bed will not be a pain . Johnson observed , that " a man should take a suf- ficient quantity of sleep ...
... body , we can cool it ; we can give it tension or relaxation ; and surely it is possible to bring it into a state in which rising from bed will not be a pain . Johnson observed , that " a man should take a suf- ficient quantity of sleep ...
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... body may . Jemmy , there ( a boy about eight years old , who was in the room ) , will do it as well in a week . " BOSWELL . No , no , sir : and as a proof of the merit of great ss VOL . IV . D I acting , and of the value which mankind ...
... body may . Jemmy , there ( a boy about eight years old , who was in the room ) , will do it as well in a week . " BOSWELL . No , no , sir : and as a proof of the merit of great ss VOL . IV . D I acting , and of the value which mankind ...
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... body loves to have things which please the palate put in their way , with- out trouble or preparation . " Such was his attention to the minutiae of life and manners . He thus characterised the Duke of Devonshire , grandfather of the ...
... body loves to have things which please the palate put in their way , with- out trouble or preparation . " Such was his attention to the minutiae of life and manners . He thus characterised the Duke of Devonshire , grandfather of the ...
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