Johnsoniana; or, Supplement to Boswell [ed. by J.W. Croker].John Wilson Croker 1836 |
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... given him coffee she could ill afford , to gratify his appetite when a boy . " " If you had had children , Sir , " said I , " would you have taught them any thing ? " " I hope , " replied he , " that I should have willingly lived on ...
... given him coffee she could ill afford , to gratify his appetite when a boy . " " If you had had children , Sir , " said I , " would you have taught them any thing ? " " I hope , " replied he , " that I should have willingly lived on ...
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... given for their direction . 66 My mother , " said he , " was always telling me that I did not behave myself properly ; that I should endeavour to learn behaviour , and such cant but when I replied , that she ought to tell me what to do ...
... given for their direction . 66 My mother , " said he , " was always telling me that I did not behave myself properly ; that I should endeavour to learn behaviour , and such cant but when I replied , that she ought to tell me what to do ...
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... given him , if he can but recollect striking passages from different books , keep the authors separate in his head , and bring his stock of knowledge artfully into play . How else , " added he , " do the gamesters manage , when they ...
... given him , if he can but recollect striking passages from different books , keep the authors separate in his head , and bring his stock of knowledge artfully into play . How else , " added he , " do the gamesters manage , when they ...
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... given only to vanity or softness . " No man , therefore , who smarted from the ingratitude of his friends found any sympathy from our philosopher . " Let him do good on higher motives next time , " would be the answer ; " he will then ...
... given only to vanity or softness . " No man , therefore , who smarted from the ingratitude of his friends found any sympathy from our philosopher . " Let him do good on higher motives next time , " would be the answer ; " he will then ...
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... given a rough answer to a man who perhaps deserved one only half as rough , be- cause I knew he would repent of his hasty reproof , and make us all amends by some conversation at once in- structive and entertaining , as in the following ...
... given a rough answer to a man who perhaps deserved one only half as rough , be- cause I knew he would repent of his hasty reproof , and make us all amends by some conversation at once in- structive and entertaining , as in the following ...
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