The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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Page 52
... dear only by impost , is obtained here at an easy rate . A dinner in the Western Islands differs very little from a dinner in England , except that , in the place of tarts , there are always set different preparations of milk . This ...
... dear only by impost , is obtained here at an easy rate . A dinner in the Western Islands differs very little from a dinner in England , except that , in the place of tarts , there are always set different preparations of milk . This ...
Page 134
... dear year produces only a compara- tive want , which is rather seen than felt , and which ter minates commonly in no worse effect , than that of con demning the lower orders of the community to sacrifice a little luxury to convenience ...
... dear year produces only a compara- tive want , which is rather seen than felt , and which ter minates commonly in no worse effect , than that of con demning the lower orders of the community to sacrifice a little luxury to convenience ...
Page 193
... dear Imlac , " said the prince , " I will open to thee whole heart . I have long meditated an escape from the happy valley . I have examined the mountains on every side , but find myself insuperably barred : teach me the way to break my ...
... dear Imlac , " said the prince , " I will open to thee whole heart . I have long meditated an escape from the happy valley . I have examined the mountains on every side , but find myself insuperably barred : teach me the way to break my ...
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... DEAR Princess , " said Rasselas , " you fall into the common errours of exaggeratory declamation , by producing , in a familiar disquisition , examples of national calamities , and scenes of extensive misery , which are found in books ...
... DEAR Princess , " said Rasselas , " you fall into the common errours of exaggeratory declamation , by producing , in a familiar disquisition , examples of national calamities , and scenes of extensive misery , which are found in books ...
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... dear Pekuah , " said the princess , " I will always go before you , and Imlac shall follow you . Remember that you are the companion of the princess of Abissinia . " " If the princess is pleased that her servant should die , ” returned ...
... dear Pekuah , " said the princess , " I will always go before you , and Imlac shall follow you . Remember that you are the companion of the princess of Abissinia . " " If the princess is pleased that her servant should die , ” returned ...
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