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Having carried on my work thus far , with so little obligation to any favourer of
learning , I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it , if less be
possible , with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope , in
which I ...
Having carried on my work thus far , with so little obligation to any favourer of
learning , I shall not be disappointed though I should conclude it , if less be
possible , with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope , in
which I ...
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After the death of Thrale , his vifits to Streatham , where he no longer looked upon
himself as a welcome guest , became less and less frequent ; and on the 5th of
April 1783 , he took his final leave of Mrs . Thrale , to whom , for near twenty ...
After the death of Thrale , his vifits to Streatham , where he no longer looked upon
himself as a welcome guest , became less and less frequent ; and on the 5th of
April 1783 , he took his final leave of Mrs . Thrale , to whom , for near twenty ...
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His strength , however , was great , and his personal courage no less so . Among
other instances , which exemplify his possession of both , it is related , that , being
once at the Litchfield theatre , he fat upon a chair placed for him beside the ...
His strength , however , was great , and his personal courage no less so . Among
other instances , which exemplify his possession of both , it is related , that , being
once at the Litchfield theatre , he fat upon a chair placed for him beside the ...
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This last example is ill chosen ; for it is well known that the Countess of
Dorchefter , mistress to James II . was not handsome . Owing to the dearth of
modern examples , his instances are less numerous and less striking than those
of Juvenal .
This last example is ill chosen ; for it is well known that the Countess of
Dorchefter , mistress to James II . was not handsome . Owing to the dearth of
modern examples , his instances are less numerous and less striking than those
of Juvenal .
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His mind was so comprehensive , that no language but that he used could have
expressed its contents , and so ponderous was his language , that sentiments
less lofty and less solid thán his were , would have been encumbered , not
adorned ...
His mind was so comprehensive , that no language but that he used could have
expressed its contents , and so ponderous was his language , that sentiments
less lofty and less solid thán his were , would have been encumbered , not
adorned ...
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