The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON . " I wrote something for lord Charles ; and I thought he had nothing to fear from a court martial . I suffered a great loss when he died ; he was a mighty pleas- ing man in conversation , and a ...
... Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON . " I wrote something for lord Charles ; and I thought he had nothing to fear from a court martial . I suffered a great loss when he died ; he was a mighty pleas- ing man in conversation , and a ...
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... Johnson's , a barrister at law , of good parts , but who fell into a dissi- pated course of life , incompatible with that success in his profession which he once had , and would otherwise have deservedly maintained ; yet he still ...
... Johnson's , a barrister at law , of good parts , but who fell into a dissi- pated course of life , incompatible with that success in his profession which he once had , and would otherwise have deservedly maintained ; yet he still ...
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... Johnson of Mr. Murphy's having paid him the highest compliment that ever was paid to a layman , by asking his pardon for repeating some oaths in the course of telling a story . Johnson and I supped this evening at the Crown and Anchor ...
... Johnson of Mr. Murphy's having paid him the highest compliment that ever was paid to a layman , by asking his pardon for repeating some oaths in the course of telling a story . Johnson and I supped this evening at the Crown and Anchor ...
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... Johnson and he were at dinner in a gentle- man's house in London , upon lord Chesterfield's Letters being mentioned , Johnson surprised the company by this sentence : " Every man of any education would rather be called a rascal , than ...
... Johnson and he were at dinner in a gentle- man's house in London , upon lord Chesterfield's Letters being mentioned , Johnson surprised the company by this sentence : " Every man of any education would rather be called a rascal , than ...
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