The Life of Samuel JohnsonModern Library, 1952 - 559 pagina's |
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Pagina 243
... hear , -take all the pains you can ; and if this does not do , we must think of some other way of life for you . There's a guinea . ' Here was one of the many , many instances of his active benevolence . At the same time , the slow and ...
... hear , -take all the pains you can ; and if this does not do , we must think of some other way of life for you . There's a guinea . ' Here was one of the many , many instances of his active benevolence . At the same time , the slow and ...
Pagina 374
... truth .'- ' I am as much vexed ( said he ) at the ease with which she hears it men- tioned to her , as at the thing itself . I told her , " Madam , you are contented to hear every day said to you , 374 Boswell's Life of Johnson.
... truth .'- ' I am as much vexed ( said he ) at the ease with which she hears it men- tioned to her , as at the thing itself . I told her , " Madam , you are contented to hear every day said to you , 374 Boswell's Life of Johnson.
Pagina 381
... hear of his liberality . He has been represented as very saving . ' Johnson . ' With his domestick saving we have nothing to do . I remember drinking tea with him long ago , when Peg Woffington made it , and he grumbled at her for ...
... hear of his liberality . He has been represented as very saving . ' Johnson . ' With his domestick saving we have nothing to do . I remember drinking tea with him long ago , when Peg Woffington made it , and he grumbled at her for ...
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