The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works ... and Various Original Pieces ... Never Before Published ...T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1804 |
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... respect for his honest conscientious zeal , the same indignant and sarcastical mode of treating every attempt to unhinge or weaken good principles . One evening , when a young gentleman teized him with an account of the infidelity of ...
... respect for his honest conscientious zeal , the same indignant and sarcastical mode of treating every attempt to unhinge or weaken good principles . One evening , when a young gentleman teized him with an account of the infidelity of ...
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... respects to all my Lincolnshire friends . I am , dear Sir , મંદ " March 9 , 1766 . " Most affectionately your's ... respect . He died Sept. 14 , 1772- ] 2 Mr. Langton's uncle , Ætat . 57 . 3 1766. Langton , and imagined 7 DR ...
... respects to all my Lincolnshire friends . I am , dear Sir , મંદ " March 9 , 1766 . " Most affectionately your's ... respect . He died Sept. 14 , 1772- ] 2 Mr. Langton's uncle , Ætat . 57 . 3 1766. Langton , and imagined 7 DR ...
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... respect to the memory of the Rev. Mr. James Stuart , late Minister of Killin , distinguished by his eminent Piety , Learning , and Taste . The amiable simplicity of his life , his warm bene- , volence , his indefatigable and successful ...
... respect to the memory of the Rev. Mr. James Stuart , late Minister of Killin , distinguished by his eminent Piety , Learning , and Taste . The amiable simplicity of his life , his warm bene- , volence , his indefatigable and successful ...
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... respects they were mended , for they had put their press under bet- ter regulations , and were at that time printing Poly- bius . He was then asked whether there were better libraries at Oxford or Cambridge . He answered , he believed ...
... respects they were mended , for they had put their press under bet- ter regulations , and were at that time printing Poly- bius . He was then asked whether there were better libraries at Oxford or Cambridge . He answered , he believed ...
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... respect , but still in his firm manly manner , with a sonorous voice , and never in that subdued tone which is commonly used at the levee and in the drawing room . After the King withdrew , Johnson shewed himself highly pleased with his ...
... respect , but still in his firm manly manner , with a sonorous voice , and never in that subdued tone which is commonly used at the levee and in the drawing room . After the King withdrew , Johnson shewed himself highly pleased with his ...
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