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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... . It is , no doubt , to be wished , that a proper de- gree of attention should be shewn by great men to their early friends . But if either from obtuse insen- ނ Ętat . 67 . sibility to difference of situation 2 THE LIFE OF.
... . It is , no doubt , to be wished , that a proper de- gree of attention should be shewn by great men to their early friends . But if either from obtuse insen- ނ Ętat . 67 . sibility to difference of situation 2 THE LIFE OF.
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... doubt be made for early prepossession . But at a maturer period of life , after looking at various metrical versions of the Psalms , I am well satisfied that the version used in Scotland is , upon the whole , the best ; and that it is ...
... doubt be made for early prepossession . But at a maturer period of life , after looking at various metrical versions of the Psalms , I am well satisfied that the version used in Scotland is , upon the whole , the best ; and that it is ...
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... doubt , on account of the loss which they had suffered ; and his doubts afterwards proved to be well - founded . He observed , indeed very justly , that " their loss was an additional reason for their going abroad ; and if it had not ...
... doubt , on account of the loss which they had suffered ; and his doubts afterwards proved to be well - founded . He observed , indeed very justly , that " their loss was an additional reason for their going abroad ; and if it had not ...
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... doubt we should pity the state of his mind ; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves . We should knock him down first , and pity him afterwards . No , Sir ; every man will dispute with great good humour upon a ...
... doubt we should pity the state of his mind ; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves . We should knock him down first , and pity him afterwards . No , Sir ; every man will dispute with great good humour upon a ...
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... In regard to the matter , which we now dismiss , he had , no doubt , been misled by partial and wrong information : Shiels was the Ętat . 07 . Cibber to be put upon the 30 . THE LIFE OF 1776. "The booksellers (said he,) gave ...
... In regard to the matter , which we now dismiss , he had , no doubt , been misled by partial and wrong information : Shiels was the Ętat . 07 . Cibber to be put upon the 30 . THE LIFE OF 1776. "The booksellers (said he,) gave ...
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