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... thought it right for each generation of a family to do , and being told they had op- posed it , he said , ' Sir , among the anfractuosities of the human mind , I know not if it may not be one , that there is a superstitious reluctance ...
... thought it right for each generation of a family to do , and being told they had op- posed it , he said , ' Sir , among the anfractuosities of the human mind , I know not if it may not be one , that there is a superstitious reluctance ...
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... thought it had been better . " " " Talking of a point of delicate scrupulosity of moral conduct , he said to Mr. Langton , Men of harder minds than ours will do many things from which you and I would shrink ; yet , sir , they will ...
... thought it had been better . " " " Talking of a point of delicate scrupulosity of moral conduct , he said to Mr. Langton , Men of harder minds than ours will do many things from which you and I would shrink ; yet , sir , they will ...
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... thought so , though I should have been mistaken , I told a moral truth d . ' " · 66 Huggins , the translator of Ariosto , and Mr. Thomas Warton , in the early part of his literary life , had a dispute concerning that poet , of whom Mr ...
... thought so , though I should have been mistaken , I told a moral truth d . ' " · 66 Huggins , the translator of Ariosto , and Mr. Thomas Warton , in the early part of his literary life , had a dispute concerning that poet , of whom Mr ...
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... thought . ” ” " Talking of the minuteness with which people will e In a letter written by Johnson to a friend in Jan. 1742-3 , he says , " I never see Garrick . " - MALONE . record the sayings of eminent persons , a story was 6 [ 1780 ...
... thought . ” ” " Talking of the minuteness with which people will e In a letter written by Johnson to a friend in Jan. 1742-3 , he says , " I never see Garrick . " - MALONE . record the sayings of eminent persons , a story was 6 [ 1780 ...
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... thought higher of its power of language ; when I read it myself , I was more sensible of its pathetick effect : ' and then he paid it a compliment which many will think very extravagant . ' Sir , ' said he , if Otway had written this ...
... thought higher of its power of language ; when I read it myself , I was more sensible of its pathetick effect : ' and then he paid it a compliment which many will think very extravagant . ' Sir , ' said he , if Otway had written this ...
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acquaintance admirable Anecdotes answered appeared Ashbourne asked asthma attention believe Bennet Langton bishop Brocklesby Burke Burney called character club consider conversation curiosity dear sir DEAR SIR,-I death dined dropsy edition eminent entertained expressed favour Francis Barber gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give glad happy honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL kind lady Langton learning letter Lichfield literary live London lord lordship LUCY PORTER Lusiad madam Malone manner mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion perhaps person pleased pleasure poet Pope pounds praise prayers publick racter recollect remark respect reverend Samuel Johnson Scotland seems sir John sir John Hawkins sir Joshua Reynolds suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told verses whig Wilkes WILLIAM GERARD HAMILTON wish wonder write written wrote young