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... by some messengers of the usurping powers who were sent out in quest of
another man; and being examined, was put into confinement, from which he was
not dismissed without the security of a thousand pounds given by Dr.
Scarborough.
... by some messengers of the usurping powers who were sent out in quest of
another man; and being examined, was put into confinement, from which he was
not dismissed without the security of a thousand pounds given by Dr.
Scarborough.
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Two years after, his father died ; and then, notwithstanding his resolutions and
professions, he returned again to the vice of gaming, and lost several thousand
pounds that had been left him. In 1641, he published "The Sophy." This seems to
...
Two years after, his father died ; and then, notwithstanding his resolutions and
professions, he returned again to the vice of gaming, and lost several thousand
pounds that had been left him. In 1641, he published "The Sophy." This seems to
...
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A report was spread, that the performance was not his own, but that he had
bought it of a vicar for forty pounds. The same attempt was made to rob Addison
of his Cato, and Pope of his Essay on Criticism. In 1647, the distresses of the
royal ...
A report was spread, that the performance was not his own, but that he had
bought it of a vicar for forty pounds. The same attempt was made to rob Addison
of his Cato, and Pope of his Essay on Criticism. In 1647, the distresses of the
royal ...
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... being made surveyor of the king's buildings, and dignified with the order of the
Bath. He seems now to have learned some attention to money; for Wood says,
that he got by this place seven thousand pounds. After the Restoration, he wrote
...
... being made surveyor of the king's buildings, and dignified with the order of the
Bath. He seems now to have learned some attention to money; for Wood says,
that he got by this place seven thousand pounds. After the Restoration, he wrote
...
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He was rewarded with a thousand pounds, and his book was much read ; for
paradox, recommended by spirit and elegance, easily gains attention; and he,
who told every man that he was equal to his King, could hardly want an audience
.
He was rewarded with a thousand pounds, and his book was much read ; for
paradox, recommended by spirit and elegance, easily gains attention; and he,
who told every man that he was equal to his King, could hardly want an audience
.
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| Título | The works of Samuel Johnson, Volumen 6 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson |
| Autores | Samuel Johnson, Alexander Chalmers, Arthur Murphy |
| Editor | F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
| Procedencia del original | University of Minnesota |
| Digitalizado | 29 Ene 2010 |
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