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The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical - Page 210
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The Idler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...been ftrained thro' Tom's head, is fo near to nothing, that what it once was cannot be difcovered. This he carries round from friend to friend through a circle of vifits, till hearing what each fays upon the queftion, he becomes able at dinner to fay a little himlelfi...
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The Idler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...been ftrained thro' Tom's head, is fo near to nothing, that what it once was cannot be difcovered. This he carries round from friend to friend through a circle of vifits, till hearing what each fays upon the queftion, he becomes able at dinner to fay a little himfelf...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Idler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 442 pages
...been drained thro' 2"e«'s head, is fo near to nothing, that what it once was cannot be difcovered. This he carries round from friend to friend through a circle of vifits, till hearing what each fays upon the queftion, he becomes able at dinner to fay a little himfelf...
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Select British Classics, Volume 9

English literature - 1803 - 196 pages
...it has been strained through Tom's head, is so near to nothing, that what it once was canVoul. P not be discovered. This he carries round from friend to...able at dinner to say a little himself ; and as every genius relaxes himself among his inferiors, meets with some who wonder how so young a man can talk...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 7

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...something which, when it has been strained through Tom's head, is so near to nothing, that what it once was cannot be discovered. This he carries round from...and, as every great genius relaxes himself among his inferiours, meets with some who wonder how so young a man can talk so wisely. At night he has a new...
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Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Anecdotes

John Nichols - Authors, English - 1814 - 796 pages
...something, which, when it has been strained through Tom's head, is so near to nothing, that what it once was cannot be discovered. This he carries round from...and, as every great Genius relaxes himself among his inferioi-s, meets with some who wonder how so young a man can talk so wisely. At night he has a new...
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Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Anecdotes

John Nichols - Authors, English - 1814 - 830 pages
...something, which, when it has been strained through Tom's head, is so near to nothing, that what it once was cannot be discovered. This he carries round from...visits, till, hearing what each says upon the question, lie becomes able at dinner to say a little himself, and, as every great Genius relaxes himself amoug...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 428 pages
....somethingwhich, when it has been straiaed through Tern's head, is so near to nothing, that what it once was cannot be discovered. This he carries round from...friend to friend through a circle of visits, till, heart, ing what each says upon the question, he becomes able at dinner to say a little himself ; and,...
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Idler

Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 378 pages
...something which, when it has been strained through Tom's head, is so near nothing, that what it once was, cannot be discovered. This he carries round from...genius relaxes himself among his inferiors, meets with sqme who wonder how BO young a man can talk so wisely. At night he has a new feast prepared for his...
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 548 pages
...something, which, when it has been strained through Tom's head, is so near to nothing, that what it once was cannot be discovered. This he carries round from...and, as every great genius relaxes himself among his inferiourg, meets with some who wonder how so young a man can talk so wisely. At night he has a new...
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