The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsOxford University Press, 1907 - 527 pages |
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Page 110
... kind to Johnson in money matters ; and to use Mrs. Barbauld's phrase , had once ' the honour ' to be bail for him . We conclude our notice , which , on the subject of so original a man , has naturally beguiled us into some length , with ...
... kind to Johnson in money matters ; and to use Mrs. Barbauld's phrase , had once ' the honour ' to be bail for him . We conclude our notice , which , on the subject of so original a man , has naturally beguiled us into some length , with ...
Page 210
... kind of specu- lative regard for rakes and men of the town , if he thought them not essentially vicious . He seemed willing to regard them as evidences of the natural virtue of all men , bad as well as good , and of the excuse furnished ...
... kind of specu- lative regard for rakes and men of the town , if he thought them not essentially vicious . He seemed willing to regard them as evidences of the natural virtue of all men , bad as well as good , and of the excuse furnished ...
Page 388
... kind or sharp language . He had the knack to raise up a pensive temper and mortify an impertinently. gay. one. ,. as. he. saw. them. bear. kind. or. sharp. language . It is an insolence natural to the wealthy , to affix , as much as in them ...
... kind or sharp language . He had the knack to raise up a pensive temper and mortify an impertinently. gay. one. ,. as. he. saw. them. bear. kind. or. sharp. language . It is an insolence natural to the wealthy , to affix , as much as in them ...
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