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... young gentlemen could be ' boarded and taught the Latin and Greek languages ' . An elaborate classical curriculum was prepared , but the school failed and Johnson made his final choice of life - to become an author by profession ' . It ...
... young gentlemen could be ' boarded and taught the Latin and Greek languages ' . An elaborate classical curriculum was prepared , but the school failed and Johnson made his final choice of life - to become an author by profession ' . It ...
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... young author panting for a name ' , but in Johnson's hands the story of Irene quickly became a reflection of the continuing struggles in his own mind . A man at once of strong passions and of deep dependence upon an ultimate faith , he ...
... young author panting for a name ' , but in Johnson's hands the story of Irene quickly became a reflection of the continuing struggles in his own mind . A man at once of strong passions and of deep dependence upon an ultimate faith , he ...
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... young people ; young acquain- tances , he said , lasted longest . 6 6 To Johnson a club was one of the first necessities of life . In his Dictionary he defined it as an assembly of good fellows meeting under certain conditions ' . As ...
... young people ; young acquain- tances , he said , lasted longest . 6 6 To Johnson a club was one of the first necessities of life . In his Dictionary he defined it as an assembly of good fellows meeting under certain conditions ' . As ...
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