Johnsoniana: Robert Anderson. Life of Samuel JohnsonGarland Pub., 1974 |
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Page 33
... means lucrative . His remittances , consequent- ly , were too small even to supply the decen- cies of external appearance ; and the very shoes that he wore were so much torn , that they could no longer conceal his feet . So jea- lous ...
... means lucrative . His remittances , consequent- ly , were too small even to supply the decen- cies of external appearance ; and the very shoes that he wore were so much torn , that they could no longer conceal his feet . So jea- lous ...
Page 113
... means to drink . and mangles what he means to carve . tentive to all the regards of social life , he mis- times and misplaces every thing . Je disputes Inat- with heat and indiscriminately , mindless of the rank , DR JOHNSON . 113.
... means to drink . and mangles what he means to carve . tentive to all the regards of social life , he mis- times and misplaces every thing . Je disputes Inat- with heat and indiscriminately , mindless of the rank , DR JOHNSON . 113.
Page 116
... means to accomplish any end , devised the following mode for completing his Dictionary , as he himself ex- pressly described to the writer of this account . He began his task by devoting his first care to a diligent perusal of all such ...
... means to accomplish any end , devised the following mode for completing his Dictionary , as he himself ex- pressly described to the writer of this account . He began his task by devoting his first care to a diligent perusal of all such ...
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