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Samuel Johnson. continued to his age with that rare felicity , that his company was acceptable , where his spirit was odious ; and he was at least pitied , where he was most detested . ' Such is the account of Clarendon ; on which it may ...
Samuel Johnson. continued to his age with that rare felicity , that his company was acceptable , where his spirit was odious ; and he was at least pitied , where he was most detested . ' Such is the account of Clarendon ; on which it may ...
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Samuel Johnson. after continued to reverence , he was in 1650 elected to one of the Westminster scholarships at Cambridge . Of his school performances has appeared only a poem on the death of Lord Hastings , composed with great ambition ...
Samuel Johnson. after continued to reverence , he was in 1650 elected to one of the Westminster scholarships at Cambridge . Of his school performances has appeared only a poem on the death of Lord Hastings , composed with great ambition ...
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... continued to cultivate his mind , though he did not amend his irregularities , by which he gave so much offence , that , April 24 , 1700 , the Dean and Chapter declared ' the place of Mr. Smith void , he having been convicted of riotous ...
... continued to cultivate his mind , though he did not amend his irregularities , by which he gave so much offence , that , April 24 , 1700 , the Dean and Chapter declared ' the place of Mr. Smith void , he having been convicted of riotous ...
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