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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... observed , " It is true , all this excludes only one evil ; but how much good does it let in ? " - -To this observation much praise has been justly given . Let me then now do myself the honour to mention that the lady who made it was ...
... observed , " It is true , all this excludes only one evil ; but how much good does it let in ? " - -To this observation much praise has been justly given . Let me then now do myself the honour to mention that the lady who made it was ...
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... observed , also , Goldsmith's " Animated Nature ; " and said , " Here's our friend ! The poor Doctor would have been happy to hear of this . " In our way , Johnson strongly expressed his love of driving fast in a post - chaise . " If ...
... observed , also , Goldsmith's " Animated Nature ; " and said , " Here's our friend ! The poor Doctor would have been happy to hear of this . " In our way , Johnson strongly expressed his love of driving fast in a post - chaise . " If ...
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... observed it was too dear ; for that he could have vessels of silver , of the same size , as cheap as what were here made of porcelain . I felt a pleasure in walking about Derby , such as I always have in walking about any town to which ...
... observed it was too dear ; for that he could have vessels of silver , of the same size , as cheap as what were here made of porcelain . I felt a pleasure in walking about Derby , such as I always have in walking about any town to which ...
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... observed : " I suppose , sir , there is no more in it than this ; he wakes at four , and cannot sleep till he chills himself , and makes the warmth of the bed a grateful sensation . " I talked of the difficulty of rising in the morning ...
... observed : " I suppose , sir , there is no more in it than this ; he wakes at four , and cannot sleep till he chills himself , and makes the warmth of the bed a grateful sensation . " I talked of the difficulty of rising in the morning ...
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... observed , that " a man should take a suf- ficient quantity of sleep , which Dr. Mead says is between seven and nine hours . " I told him that Dr. Cullen said to me , that a man should not take more sleep than he can take at once ...
... observed , that " a man should take a suf- ficient quantity of sleep , which Dr. Mead says is between seven and nine hours . " I told him that Dr. Cullen said to me , that a man should not take more sleep than he can take at once ...
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