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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... opinion a free use of wine did not shorten life ; and said , he would not give less for the life of a certain Scotch Lord ( whom he named ) celebrated for hard drinking , than for that of a sober man . " But stay ( said he , with his ...
... opinion a free use of wine did not shorten life ; and said , he would not give less for the life of a certain Scotch Lord ( whom he named ) celebrated for hard drinking , than for that of a sober man . " But stay ( said he , with his ...
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... opinion ; for he once said to me , in a pleasant humour , Sir , if Robertson's style be faulty , he owes it to me ; that is , having too many words , and those too big ones . " 66 I read to him a letter which Lord Monboddo had written ...
... opinion ; for he once said to me , in a pleasant humour , Sir , if Robertson's style be faulty , he owes it to me ; that is , having too many words , and those too big ones . " 66 I read to him a letter which Lord Monboddo had written ...
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... opinion , a distinct separation between them . When he talked of mad- ness , he was to be understood as speaking of ... opinions both of ancients and moderns upon this subject , collected and illustrated with a variety of curious facts ...
... opinion , a distinct separation between them . When he talked of mad- ness , he was to be understood as speaking of ... opinions both of ancients and moderns upon this subject , collected and illustrated with a variety of curious facts ...
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... opinion of Dr. Johnson's legal friend may have been some time ago , the same certainty of success cannot now be promised to the same display of merit . The reasons , however , of the rapid rise of some , and the disappointment of others ...
... opinion of Dr. Johnson's legal friend may have been some time ago , the same certainty of success cannot now be promised to the same display of merit . The reasons , however , of the rapid rise of some , and the disappointment of others ...
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... opinion of it , and Johnson said it was 66 very well . " These , we may be sure , were not Johnson's ; for he was above little arts , or tricks of deception . Johnson was by no means of opinion , that every man of a learned profession ...
... opinion of it , and Johnson said it was 66 very well . " These , we may be sure , were not Johnson's ; for he was above little arts , or tricks of deception . Johnson was by no means of opinion , that every man of a learned profession ...
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