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Page 254
20 , 1705 , at the instance of all the canons , the sentence declared five years
before was put in execution . The execution was , I believe , silent and render ; for
one of his friends , from whom I learned much of his life , appeared not to know it
...
20 , 1705 , at the instance of all the canons , the sentence declared five years
before was put in execution . The execution was , I believe , silent and render ; for
one of his friends , from whom I learned much of his life , appeared not to know it
...
Page 547
And added , " I never in my life knew a man that had so tender " a heart for his
particular friends , or more general ... I have known Pope these thirty years , and
value “ myself more in his friendship than " - his grief then suppressed his voice .
And added , " I never in my life knew a man that had so tender " a heart for his
particular friends , or more general ... I have known Pope these thirty years , and
value “ myself more in his friendship than " - his grief then suppressed his voice .
Page 552
shillings were saved ; or in a niggardly reception of his friends , and scanliness of
entertainment , as , when he had two guests in his house , he would set at ,
supper a single pint upon the table ; and having himself taken two small glasses
...
shillings were saved ; or in a niggardly reception of his friends , and scanliness of
entertainment , as , when he had two guests in his house , he would set at ,
supper a single pint upon the table ; and having himself taken two small glasses
...
Page 594
His friend Mr . Lyttleton was now in power , and conferred upon him the office of
surveyor - general of the Leeward Islands ... silent in mingled coin pany , but
chearful among select friends and by his friends very tenderly and warmly
beloved .
His friend Mr . Lyttleton was now in power , and conferred upon him the office of
surveyor - general of the Leeward Islands ... silent in mingled coin pany , but
chearful among select friends and by his friends very tenderly and warmly
beloved .
Page 653
that all his ma“ nuscripts might be destroyed as soon as he was dead , which
would greatly “ oblige her deceased friend . " It máy teach mankind the
uncertainty of worldly friendships , to know that Young , either by surviving those
he loved , or ...
that all his ma“ nuscripts might be destroyed as soon as he was dead , which
would greatly “ oblige her deceased friend . " It máy teach mankind the
uncertainty of worldly friendships , to know that Young , either by surviving those
he loved , or ...
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| Title | Lives Volume 1 of The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | A. Miller, 1800 |
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