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... thought he ought to say how Lichfield had pre- served , as it had in so uncommon degree , the external appearance and the character of English life which they as- sociated with the 18th century , and when he thought of the Johnson ...
... thought he ought to say how Lichfield had pre- served , as it had in so uncommon degree , the external appearance and the character of English life which they as- sociated with the 18th century , and when he thought of the Johnson ...
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... thought the inhabitants of Lichfield were the most sober people in England , yet " I remember , " he said , " when all the decent people in Lichfield got drunk every night , and were not the worse thought of . " He He Johnson thought ...
... thought the inhabitants of Lichfield were the most sober people in England , yet " I remember , " he said , " when all the decent people in Lichfield got drunk every night , and were not the worse thought of . " He He Johnson thought ...
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... thought it had been fully worth the trouble , and that , he thought , was the spirit and character of the John- son Society . For his own part he felt that the interests and influence of the Society were bound to spread . They were ...
... thought it had been fully worth the trouble , and that , he thought , was the spirit and character of the John- son Society . For his own part he felt that the interests and influence of the Society were bound to spread . They were ...
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