Boswell's Life of JohnsonHumphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1922 |
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... means approve of confounding the distinction between lawful and illicit off- spring , which is , in effect , insulting the civil establishment of our country , to look no higher ; I cannot help thinking it laudable to be kindly atten ...
... means approve of confounding the distinction between lawful and illicit off- spring , which is , in effect , insulting the civil establishment of our country , to look no higher ; I cannot help thinking it laudable to be kindly atten ...
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... means as simply unconscious of the pointed effects of the satire . I own , indeed , that I was arrogant enough to suppose that the tenour of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputa- tion . But it ...
... means as simply unconscious of the pointed effects of the satire . I own , indeed , that I was arrogant enough to suppose that the tenour of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputa- tion . But it ...
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... means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his tutor . His being put under any tutor reminds us of what Wood says of Robert Burton , authour of the ' Anatomy of Melancholy , ' when elected student of Christ Church : for ...
... means to have him introduced to Mr. Jorden , who was to be his tutor . His being put under any tutor reminds us of what Wood says of Robert Burton , authour of the ' Anatomy of Melancholy , ' when elected student of Christ Church : for ...
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... means of information , and took himself severely to task for this sin , adding many acts of voluntary , and , to others , unknown penance . The first opportunity which offered , of course , he seized the book with avidity ; but , on ...
... means of information , and took himself severely to task for this sin , adding many acts of voluntary , and , to others , unknown penance . The first opportunity which offered , of course , he seized the book with avidity ; but , on ...
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... means of Mr. Colson , to whose academy David Garrick went . Mrs. Lucy Porter told me , that Mr. Walmsley gave him a letter of introduction to Lintot his bookseller , and that Johnson wrote some things for him ; but I imagine this to be ...
... means of Mr. Colson , to whose academy David Garrick went . Mrs. Lucy Porter told me , that Mr. Walmsley gave him a letter of introduction to Lintot his bookseller , and that Johnson wrote some things for him ; but I imagine this to be ...
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