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... particular character of him while a school- boy , and of his behaviour at fchool , I find in a paper now before me , written by a person yet living , and of which the following is a copy : " • Johnson and I were , early in life , fchool ...
... particular character of him while a school- boy , and of his behaviour at fchool , I find in a paper now before me , written by a person yet living , and of which the following is a copy : " • Johnson and I were , early in life , fchool ...
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... particular , and relate a circumftance of his diftrefs , that cannot be imputed to him as an effect of his own extravagance or irregularity , and confequently reflects no no difgrace on his memory ? He had scarce any DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON ...
... particular , and relate a circumftance of his diftrefs , that cannot be imputed to him as an effect of his own extravagance or irregularity , and confequently reflects no no difgrace on his memory ? He had scarce any DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON ...
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... particular courfe of study , and were fuch as feemed to exclude him from every one of the learned profeffions . He , more than once , fignified to a friend who had been educated at the fame fchool * Mr. Pope , in another inftance , gave ...
... particular courfe of study , and were fuch as feemed to exclude him from every one of the learned profeffions . He , more than once , fignified to a friend who had been educated at the fame fchool * Mr. Pope , in another inftance , gave ...
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... particular study . A paf- fion for reading was his ruling paffion , and a prodi gious memory his great talent : he read every book almoft indifferently , as they happened to come into his hands ; he read them with a furprifing quick ...
... particular study . A paf- fion for reading was his ruling paffion , and a prodi gious memory his great talent : he read every book almoft indifferently , as they happened to come into his hands ; he read them with a furprifing quick ...
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... particular occafions and conjectures , nay , to the interefts , paffi- ons and prejudices , and even humours of mankind , has yet fome illustrious examples , at leaft in our times , to juftify it . It is true , that many perfons ...
... particular occafions and conjectures , nay , to the interefts , paffi- ons and prejudices , and even humours of mankind , has yet fome illustrious examples , at leaft in our times , to juftify it . It is true , that many perfons ...
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