The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works ... and Various Original Pieces ... Never Before Published ...T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1804 |
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... minds are on the fret . On the contrary , he was willing to speak favourably of his own age ; and , indeed ... mind which I could not help ; an uneasy apprehension that my wife and children , who were at a great distance from ...
... minds are on the fret . On the contrary , he was willing to speak favourably of his own age ; and , indeed ... mind which I could not help ; an uneasy apprehension that my wife and children , who were at a great distance from ...
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... mind which is always jealous of appearing too compliant . On Sunday , March 31 , I called on him , and shewed him as a curiosity which I had discovered , his " Translation of Lobo's Account of Abyssinia , " which Sir John Pringle had ...
... mind which is always jealous of appearing too compliant . On Sunday , March 31 , I called on him , and shewed him as a curiosity which I had discovered , his " Translation of Lobo's Account of Abyssinia , " which Sir John Pringle had ...
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... mind of my uncle , Dr. Boswell's descrip- tion of him , " A robust genius , born to grapple with whole libraries . " I gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day be- fore , at dinner at ...
... mind of my uncle , Dr. Boswell's descrip- tion of him , " A robust genius , born to grapple with whole libraries . " I gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day be- fore , at dinner at ...
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... mind ; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves . We should knock him down first , and pity him afterwards . No , Sir ; every man will dispute with great good humour upon a subject in which he is not interested ...
... mind ; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves . We should knock him down first , and pity him afterwards . No , Sir ; every man will dispute with great good humour upon a subject in which he is not interested ...
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... mind : but the law does not 4 Dr. Goldsmith was dead before Mr. Maclaurin discovered the ludicrous errour . But Mr. Nourse , the bookseller , who was the proprietor of the work , upon being applied to by Sir John Pringle , agreed very ...
... mind : but the law does not 4 Dr. Goldsmith was dead before Mr. Maclaurin discovered the ludicrous errour . But Mr. Nourse , the bookseller , who was the proprietor of the work , upon being applied to by Sir John Pringle , agreed very ...
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