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Page 108
That he lived without prayer can hardly be affirmed ; his studies and meditations were an habitual prayer . The neglect of it in his family was probably a fault for which he condemned himself , and which he intended to correct ...
That he lived without prayer can hardly be affirmed ; his studies and meditations were an habitual prayer . The neglect of it in his family was probably a fault for which he condemned himself , and which he intended to correct ...
Page 184
He then removed to Paris , where he lived with great splendour and ... Upon the remains of a fortune , which the danger of his life had very much diminished , he lived at Hall - barn , a house built by himself , very near to ...
He then removed to Paris , where he lived with great splendour and ... Upon the remains of a fortune , which the danger of his life had very much diminished , he lived at Hall - barn , a house built by himself , very near to ...
Page 195
... is related in his Life , was sequestered , he had probably contracted debts when he lived in exile ; for we are told that at Paris he lived in splendor , and was the only Englishman , except the Lord St. Albans , that kept a table .
... is related in his Life , was sequestered , he had probably contracted debts when he lived in exile ; for we are told that at Paris he lived in splendor , and was the only Englishman , except the Lord St. Albans , that kept a table .
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volume 83 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1968 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2011 |
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