Wit and Wisdom of Samuel JohnsonClarendon Press, 1888 - 323 pages |
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... passion : there is no passion : he that de- herd and his Neæra or Delia as a goats and lambs , feels no passion . ess with Roman imagery deserves ou with good reason Susport his very rich laced waistcoat which tragedy . " ttery :
... passion : there is no passion : he that de- herd and his Neæra or Delia as a goats and lambs , feels no passion . ess with Roman imagery deserves ou with good reason Susport his very rich laced waistcoat which tragedy . " ttery :
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Samuel Johnson, George Birkbeck Norman Hill. very rich laced waistcoat which tragedy . " ttery : Boswell's Life of Johnson , v . 364 . soon learns to flatter himself ; ur duty by fear or shame , and man who hears nothing but his Works ...
Samuel Johnson, George Birkbeck Norman Hill. very rich laced waistcoat which tragedy . " ttery : Boswell's Life of Johnson , v . 364 . soon learns to flatter himself ; ur duty by fear or shame , and man who hears nothing but his Works ...
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... rich , another to show that he is not afraid , and can write . Piety : comb yet h will b and r Works , vi . 172 . Το he most pious when he takes to it . ty . ' ilgrimages : Boswell's Life of Johnson , iv . 289 . PLA nlac , ' like many ...
... rich , another to show that he is not afraid , and can write . Piety : comb yet h will b and r Works , vi . 172 . Το he most pious when he takes to it . ty . ' ilgrimages : Boswell's Life of Johnson , iv . 289 . PLA nlac , ' like many ...
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... hunger is in little hall be fed . The poor man is seldom is grandson rich . Works , ix . 137 . Pleasing : onvinced , but they cannot be pleased , Ib . viii . 26 . ace , may pass between neither . This is often Place and power: ...
... hunger is in little hall be fed . The poor man is seldom is grandson rich . Works , ix . 137 . Pleasing : onvinced , but they cannot be pleased , Ib . viii . 26 . ace , may pass between neither . This is often Place and power: ...
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... om them he withholds at the hazard of Works , ix . 306 . spread his bre someti the arr or a c lation , CHI are frig IT is No rich a Perha effect BE exacte statio Rhetorical rolled his eyes , or puffed his cheeks , or.
... om them he withholds at the hazard of Works , ix . 306 . spread his bre someti the arr or a c lation , CHI are frig IT is No rich a Perha effect BE exacte statio Rhetorical rolled his eyes , or puffed his cheeks , or.
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