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... Latin tongue , replied , " My master beat me very well ; without that , Sir , I should have done nothing . " " At the age of 15 Johnson was removed from Litchfield to the school of Stourbridge in Wor- cestershire , at which he remained ...
... Latin tongue , replied , " My master beat me very well ; without that , Sir , I should have done nothing . " " At the age of 15 Johnson was removed from Litchfield to the school of Stourbridge in Wor- cestershire , at which he remained ...
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... Latin verse Pope's Messiah , which , being shown to the author of the original , was read and returned with this encomium , " The writer of this poem will leave it a question for posterity , whether his or mine be the original . " The ...
... Latin verse Pope's Messiah , which , being shown to the author of the original , was read and returned with this encomium , " The writer of this poem will leave it a question for posterity , whether his or mine be the original . " The ...
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... Latin , and afterwards in Greek , but succeeded only in the last attempt ; imme- diately after which he was again deprived of the power of articulation . From this alarming attack he recovered with wonderful quickness , but it left ...
... Latin , and afterwards in Greek , but succeeded only in the last attempt ; imme- diately after which he was again deprived of the power of articulation . From this alarming attack he recovered with wonderful quickness , but it left ...
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... Latin comedy , entitled " Naufragium Joculare . This was printed with a dedication in verse to Dr. Comber , master of the college ; but it did not add much to his reputation . At the beginning of the civil war , as the Prince passed ...
... Latin comedy , entitled " Naufragium Joculare . This was printed with a dedication in verse to Dr. Comber , master of the college ; but it did not add much to his reputation . At the beginning of the civil war , as the Prince passed ...
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... Latin verses on the qualities of herbs and the beau- ties of flowers . At the Restoration , after all his diligence and long service , he naturally expected ample prefer- ments ; but found his reward very tediously de- layed , owing ...
... Latin verses on the qualities of herbs and the beau- ties of flowers . At the Restoration , after all his diligence and long service , he naturally expected ample prefer- ments ; but found his reward very tediously de- layed , owing ...
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