The Life of Samuel Johnson, Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works in Chronological Order: A Series of His Epistolary Correspondance and Conversations, ... and Original Pieces of His Composition, Band 4Baynes and son, 1826 |
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... sure he meant something . ' Yet when the life of that prelate , pre- fixed to his sermons by Dr. Porteus and Dr. Stinton , his chaplains , first came out , he read it with the utmost avidity , and said , ' It is a life well written ...
... sure he meant something . ' Yet when the life of that prelate , pre- fixed to his sermons by Dr. Porteus and Dr. Stinton , his chaplains , first came out , he read it with the utmost avidity , and said , ' It is a life well written ...
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... sure . Philology and biography were his favourite pur- suits ; and those who lived most in intimacy with him , heard him upon all occasions , when there was a proper oppor- tunity , take delight in expatiating upon the various merits of ...
... sure . Philology and biography were his favourite pur- suits ; and those who lived most in intimacy with him , heard him upon all occasions , when there was a proper oppor- tunity , take delight in expatiating upon the various merits of ...
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... sure , to pardon my recalling this stipula- tion to your recollection ; as I should be loath to appear negligent of that obligation which is always implied in an epistolary confidence . In the reservation of that right I have read them ...
... sure , to pardon my recalling this stipula- tion to your recollection ; as I should be loath to appear negligent of that obligation which is always implied in an epistolary confidence . In the reservation of that right I have read them ...
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... sure is too violent . And yet ( looking to her with a leering smile ) she is the first woman in the world , could she but restrain that wicked tongue of hers : —she would be the only woman , could she but command that little whirligig ...
... sure is too violent . And yet ( looking to her with a leering smile ) she is the first woman in the world , could she but restrain that wicked tongue of hers : —she would be the only woman , could she but command that little whirligig ...
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... sure , a man of uncommon abilities , with a great quantity of matter in his mind , and a great fluency of language in his mouth . But we are not to be stunned and astonished by him . ' So you see , sir , even Burke would suffer , not ...
... sure , a man of uncommon abilities , with a great quantity of matter in his mind , and a great fluency of language in his mouth . But we are not to be stunned and astonished by him . ' So you see , sir , even Burke would suffer , not ...
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