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... but , by this method , it appeared at once that the allowance was much more than sufficient for his small family ; and this proved a clear conviction , that could not be answered , and saved all future dispute .
... but , by this method , it appeared at once that the allowance was much more than sufficient for his small family ; and this proved a clear conviction , that could not be answered , and saved all future dispute .
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SIR , I returned this week from the country , after an absence of near six months , and found your letter with many others , which I should have answered sooner , if I had sooner seen them . " Dr. Robertson's opinion was surely right .
SIR , I returned this week from the country , after an absence of near six months , and found your letter with many others , which I should have answered sooner , if I had sooner seen them . " Dr. Robertson's opinion was surely right .
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To which Johnson answered , that he was indeed fond of going to Oxford sometimes , but was likewise glad to come back again . The king then asked him what they were doing at Oxford . Johnson answered , he could not much commend their ...
To which Johnson answered , that he was indeed fond of going to Oxford sometimes , but was likewise glad to come back again . The king then asked him what they were doing at Oxford . Johnson answered , he could not much commend their ...
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When asked by another friend , at sir Joshua Reynolds's , whether he made any reply to this high compliment , he answered , " No , sir ; when the king had said it , it was to be so . It was not for me to bandy civilities with my ...
When asked by another friend , at sir Joshua Reynolds's , whether he made any reply to this high compliment , he answered , " No , sir ; when the king had said it , it was to be so . It was not for me to bandy civilities with my ...
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No , sir , " answered Johnson , " not to kings . " But fearing to be misunderstood , he proceeded to explain himself ; and immediately subjoined , " that for those who spoke worse of kings than they deserved , he could find no excuse ...
No , sir , " answered Johnson , " not to kings . " But fearing to be misunderstood , he proceeded to explain himself ; and immediately subjoined , " that for those who spoke worse of kings than they deserved , he could find no excuse ...
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| Titel | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 2 van The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Auteur | James Boswell |
| Uitgever | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Oxford University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 18 juni 2007 |
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