Anecdotes of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the Last Twenty Years of His LifeT. and J. Allman, 1826 - 237 oldal |
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... shew his superiority to the common forms of com- mon life . It is surely no dispraise to an oak that it does not bear jessamine ; and he who should plant honeysuckle round Trajan's co- lumn , would not be thought to adorn , but to ...
... shew his superiority to the common forms of com- mon life . It is surely no dispraise to an oak that it does not bear jessamine ; and he who should plant honeysuckle round Trajan's co- lumn , would not be thought to adorn , but to ...
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... shew as little of myself as possible ; well aware of the exceeding differ- ence there is , between fencing in the school , and fighting in the field . -Studious , how- ever , to avoid offending , and careless of that offence which can ...
... shew as little of myself as possible ; well aware of the exceeding differ- ence there is , between fencing in the school , and fighting in the field . -Studious , how- ever , to avoid offending , and careless of that offence which can ...
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... of a figure which precluded all possibility of personal prowess ; though , be- cause he saw Mr. Thrale one day leap over a cabriolet stool , to shew that he was not tired after a chase of fifty miles or more , he 4 ANECDOTES OF.
... of a figure which precluded all possibility of personal prowess ; though , be- cause he saw Mr. Thrale one day leap over a cabriolet stool , to shew that he was not tired after a chase of fifty miles or more , he 4 ANECDOTES OF.
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... shew Of human bliss to human woe . " The inscription on the collar of sir Joseph Banks's goat which had been on two of his ad- venturous expeditions with him , and was then , by the humanity of her amiable master , turned out to graze ...
... shew Of human bliss to human woe . " The inscription on the collar of sir Joseph Banks's goat which had been on two of his ad- venturous expeditions with him , and was then , by the humanity of her amiable master , turned out to graze ...
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... shew them me . " I asked him once concerning the conversa- tion powers of a gentleman with whom I was myself unacquainted- " He talked to me at club one day ( replies our doctor ) concerning Cati- line's conspiracy - so I withdrew my ...
... shew them me . " I asked him once concerning the conversa- tion powers of a gentleman with whom I was myself unacquainted- " He talked to me at club one day ( replies our doctor ) concerning Cati- line's conspiracy - so I withdrew my ...
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