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He gave a specimen of his being able to preserve his conversation , in an
authentic and lively manner , in his “ Journal . of a Tour. y ca picture of the life and
opinions of an eminent man [ 4 ] . . and openings of humanity, sometimes ...
He gave a specimen of his being able to preserve his conversation , in an
authentic and lively manner , in his “ Journal . of a Tour. y ca picture of the life and
opinions of an eminent man [ 4 ] . . and openings of humanity, sometimes ...
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... powerful , The mind , like the body , has its weak organs ; in other words , the
impressions on some subjects are so deeply fixed , that the judgment is no longer
able to guide the operations of the mind , in reasoning on , or in judging of them .
... powerful , The mind , like the body , has its weak organs ; in other words , the
impressions on some subjects are so deeply fixed , that the judgment is no longer
able to guide the operations of the mind , in reasoning on , or in judging of them .
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IS which the author read , traced his knowledge to the source , and compared his
copies with their originals ; ” a promise he gave , but was not able to perform . Sir
John Hawkins thinks it a meagre work ; he complains of the paucity of the notes ...
IS which the author read , traced his knowledge to the source , and compared his
copies with their originals ; ” a promise he gave , but was not able to perform . Sir
John Hawkins thinks it a meagre work ; he complains of the paucity of the notes ...
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On the 17th of June 1783 , he was afflicted with a paralytic stroke , which
deprived him of speech ; from which , however , he gradually recovered ; so that
in July he was able to make a visit to Mr . Langton , at Rochester ; and made little
...
On the 17th of June 1783 , he was afflicted with a paralytic stroke , which
deprived him of speech ; from which , however , he gradually recovered ; so that
in July he was able to make a visit to Mr . Langton , at Rochester ; and made little
...
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In his dress he was singular and flovenly ; and though he improved somewhat
under the lectures of Mrs . Thrale , during his long residence at Streatham , yet he
was never able completely . to surmount particularity . He never wore a watch till
...
In his dress he was singular and flovenly ; and though he improved somewhat
under the lectures of Mrs . Thrale , during his long residence at Streatham , yet he
was never able completely . to surmount particularity . He never wore a watch till
...
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