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Page 108
That he lived without prayer can hardly be affirmed ; his studies and meditations were an habitual prayer . The neglect of it in his family was probably a fault for which he condemned himself , and which he intended to correct ...
That he lived without prayer can hardly be affirmed ; his studies and meditations were an habitual prayer . The neglect of it in his family was probably a fault for which he condemned himself , and which he intended to correct ...
Page 167
... and there is this ground of better hope , that Pope , who lived near enough to be well informed , relates in Spence's memorials , that he died of a fever caught by violent pursuit of a thief that had robbed one of his friends .
... and there is this ground of better hope , that Pope , who lived near enough to be well informed , relates in Spence's memorials , that he died of a fever caught by violent pursuit of a thief that had robbed one of his friends .
Page 195
... is related in his Life , was sequestered , he had probably contracted debts when he lived in exile ; for we are told that at Paris he lived in splendor , and was the only Englishman , except the Lord St. Albans , that kept a table .
... is related in his Life , was sequestered , he had probably contracted debts when he lived in exile ; for we are told that at Paris he lived in splendor , and was the only Englishman , except the Lord St. Albans , that kept a table .
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 of Oxford world's classics Issues 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributor | Arthur Waugh |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1952 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 16 Jul 2009 |
| Length | 472 pages |
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