The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 1Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1865 |
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Page xvii
... mention that there has been a long and uninterrupted friendship between us . If gratitude should be acknowledged for favours received , I have this opportunity , my dear Sir , most sincerely to thank you for the many happy hours which I ...
... mention that there has been a long and uninterrupted friendship between us . If gratitude should be acknowledged for favours received , I have this opportunity , my dear Sir , most sincerely to thank you for the many happy hours which I ...
Page xxii
... mention with a warm but no insolent exultation , that I have been regaled with spontaneous praise of my work , by many and various persons eminent for their rank , learning , talents , and accomplishments ; much of which praise I have ...
... mention with a warm but no insolent exultation , that I have been regaled with spontaneous praise of my work , by many and various persons eminent for their rank , learning , talents , and accomplishments ; much of which praise I have ...
Page 7
... mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a smile , that " this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . ” His next instructor in English was a master , whom , when he spoke of him to me , he familiarly called Tom ...
... mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a smile , that " this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . ” His next instructor in English was a master , whom , when he spoke of him to me , he familiarly called Tom ...
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... mention that though he might err in being too severe , the school of Lichfield was very respectable in his time . The late Dr. Taylor , Prebendary of Westminster , who was educated under him , told me , that " he was an excellent master ...
... mention that though he might err in being too severe , the school of Lichfield was very respectable in his time . The late Dr. Taylor , Prebendary of Westminster , who was educated under him , told me , that " he was an excellent master ...
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... mentioned it as one of the most memorable events of his life , that " he was very near having that great man for his scholar . " He remained at Stourbridge little more than a year , and then be returned home , where he may be said to ...
... mentioned it as one of the most memorable events of his life , that " he was very near having that great man for his scholar . " He remained at Stourbridge little more than a year , and then be returned home , where he may be said to ...
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