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... ment with his port in the Common Room ; and that if Boston had abounded with men of letters , he would never have ventured to come forth from his printing house , or been driven back to it , at any rate , by the sneers of the critics ...
... ment with his port in the Common Room ; and that if Boston had abounded with men of letters , he would never have ventured to come forth from his printing house , or been driven back to it , at any rate , by the sneers of the critics ...
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... ment , upon this significant plea - that he was a printer ! Such an occurrence would appear from its complex absurdity and extravagance almost incredible ; but there still survive too many witnesses of the fact to leave it doubtful ...
... ment , upon this significant plea - that he was a printer ! Such an occurrence would appear from its complex absurdity and extravagance almost incredible ; but there still survive too many witnesses of the fact to leave it doubtful ...
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... ment , as soon as he should be in business . At length he had got so much of it , that I was distressed to think what I should do , in case of being called on to remit it . His drinking continued , about which we sometimes quarrel- led ...
... ment , as soon as he should be in business . At length he had got so much of it , that I was distressed to think what I should do , in case of being called on to remit it . His drinking continued , about which we sometimes quarrel- led ...
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... ment as a factor , and in time acquire where- with to trade on his own account . " I approv- ed , for my part , the amusing oneself with poet- ry now and then , so far as to improve one's language , but no further . On this it was pro ...
... ment as a factor , and in time acquire where- with to trade on his own account . " I approv- ed , for my part , the amusing oneself with poet- ry now and then , so far as to improve one's language , but no further . On this it was pro ...
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... ment as a hackney writer , to copy for the sta- tioners and lawyers about the Temple ; but could not find a vacancy . expostulated with me upon the principles of my pamphlet , which to him appeared abomi- nable . My printing this ...
... ment as a hackney writer , to copy for the sta- tioners and lawyers about the Temple ; but could not find a vacancy . expostulated with me upon the principles of my pamphlet , which to him appeared abomi- nable . My printing this ...
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