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... said to Jordon , Sir , ་ you have fconced me two - pence for non - attendance at a lecture not worth a penny . ' · Whether it was this difcouragement in the outfet of their ftudies , or any other ground of difinclination that moved him ...
... said to Jordon , Sir , ་ you have fconced me two - pence for non - attendance at a lecture not worth a penny . ' · Whether it was this difcouragement in the outfet of their ftudies , or any other ground of difinclination that moved him ...
Page 15
... said to have purfued , and what value he fet on the powers of me- mory , may be inferred from his character of the former of those perfons in his lives of the poets , of whom he thus speaks : • He was remarkable for the power of reading ...
... said to have purfued , and what value he fet on the powers of me- mory , may be inferred from his character of the former of those perfons in his lives of the poets , of whom he thus speaks : • He was remarkable for the power of reading ...
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John Hawkins. as thefe : 6 A noble Duke stood up , and said , ' This fpeech was anfwered by a Northern Peer , ' and other fuch vague defignations . In thofe in the House of Commons , the names of the speakers , Mr. Shippen , Mr. Hampden ...
John Hawkins. as thefe : 6 A noble Duke stood up , and said , ' This fpeech was anfwered by a Northern Peer , ' and other fuch vague defignations . In thofe in the House of Commons , the names of the speakers , Mr. Shippen , Mr. Hampden ...
Page 184
... said to have converted all his men- tal nutriment to poison : on the contrary , there have been many who mixed with the world , and by a good use of their time , were capable of great application and enjoying the benefits of fociety ...
... said to have converted all his men- tal nutriment to poison : on the contrary , there have been many who mixed with the world , and by a good use of their time , were capable of great application and enjoying the benefits of fociety ...
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... said to have loved him . He inherited a patrimony too fmall for his fubfiftence , and failing his hope of getting forward in his profeflion , died of a broken 1 broken heart , and was buried by a contribution DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 207.
... said to have loved him . He inherited a patrimony too fmall for his fubfiftence , and failing his hope of getting forward in his profeflion , died of a broken 1 broken heart , and was buried by a contribution DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 207.
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