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Page 341
When he was in office , he made a la iv to himself , as Swift has recorded , never
to remit his regular fees in civility to his friends : 2016 For , " said he , “ I may have
a londred is friends , and if my fee be two guineas , I a håll , by relinquishing my ...
When he was in office , he made a la iv to himself , as Swift has recorded , never
to remit his regular fees in civility to his friends : 2016 For , " said he , “ I may have
a londred is friends , and if my fee be two guineas , I a håll , by relinquishing my ...
Page 357
called liberty , and though a flatterer of the Whig ministry , could not fit quiet at a
successful play ; but was eager to tell friends and enemies , that they bad
misplaced their admirations . The world was too stubborn for instruction ; with the
fate of ...
called liberty , and though a flatterer of the Whig ministry , could not fit quiet at a
successful play ; but was eager to tell friends and enemies , that they bad
misplaced their admirations . The world was too stubborn for instruction ; with the
fate of ...
Page 369
His friends palliated this relinquishment , of which both friends and enemies
knew the true reason , with an account of declining health , and the necessity of
recess and quiet . He now returned to his vocation , and be gan to plan literary ...
His friends palliated this relinquishment , of which both friends and enemies
knew the true reason , with an account of declining health , and the necessity of
recess and quiet . He now returned to his vocation , and be gan to plan literary ...
Page 403
Samuel Johnson. 66 and in the same page sheds tears for the 66 calamity of his
country , and does the faine ss thing in the next page upon the bare appre"
hension of the danger of his friends . Now , - since the love of one's country is the
love ...
Samuel Johnson. 66 and in the same page sheds tears for the 66 calamity of his
country , and does the faine ss thing in the next page upon the bare appre"
hension of the danger of his friends . Now , - since the love of one's country is the
love ...
Page 409
Here , take these factious monfters , drag them « forth « To sudden death“ ' Tis
true , indeed , the second leader says , 66 there are none there but friends ; but is
" that possible at such a juncture ? Can a par- cel of rogues attempt to affaffinate ...
Here , take these factious monfters , drag them « forth « To sudden death“ ' Tis
true , indeed , the second leader says , 66 there are none there but friends ; but is
" that possible at such a juncture ? Can a par- cel of rogues attempt to affaffinate ...
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| Title | The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 2 The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1750 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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