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But he afterwards altered it to the present reading . - BOSWELL . ? [ Is there a pun
hidden under this allusion to the parable in Matthew xxv . 15 ? --- Ed . ] 3 [ Here ,
by an error of date , followed some observations on a curious passage in one of ...
But he afterwards altered it to the present reading . - BOSWELL . ? [ Is there a pun
hidden under this allusion to the parable in Matthew xxv . 15 ? --- Ed . ] 3 [ Here ,
by an error of date , followed some observations on a curious passage in one of ...
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Mr. Thomas Warton's very able " Inquiry ” appeared about three months
afterwards ; and Mr. Tyrwhitt's admirable ' - Vindication of his Appendix , ” in the
summer of the same year , left the believers in this daring imposture nothing but “
the ...
Mr. Thomas Warton's very able " Inquiry ” appeared about three months
afterwards ; and Mr. Tyrwhitt's admirable ' - Vindication of his Appendix , ” in the
summer of the same year , left the believers in this daring imposture nothing but “
the ...
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Saw Miss Reynolds and Miss Thrale , and Nicolaida ?; afterwards Dr. Hunter 2
came for his catalogue . I then dined on tea , & c .; then read over part of Dr.
Lawrence's book · De Temperamentis , ' which seems to have been written with a
...
Saw Miss Reynolds and Miss Thrale , and Nicolaida ?; afterwards Dr. Hunter 2
came for his catalogue . I then dined on tea , & c .; then read over part of Dr.
Lawrence's book · De Temperamentis , ' which seems to have been written with a
...
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I then read Leviticus . Scott 1 came in . A kind letter from [ Mrs. ] Gastrel . I read on
, then went to evening prayers , and afterwards drank tea , with buns ; then read
till I finished Leviticus 24 pages et sup . “ To write to [ Mrs. ] Gastrelo to - morrow .
I then read Leviticus . Scott 1 came in . A kind letter from [ Mrs. ] Gastrel . I read on
, then went to evening prayers , and afterwards drank tea , with buns ; then read
till I finished Leviticus 24 pages et sup . “ To write to [ Mrs. ] Gastrelo to - morrow .
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... powerful and popular neighbour , who can give him more than * [ Dr. Thomas
Patten had been a Fellow of Corpus Christi College , A. M. 1736 , D. D. 1754. He
was afterwards Rector of Childry , Berks , where he died 28th February , 1790.
... powerful and popular neighbour , who can give him more than * [ Dr. Thomas
Patten had been a Fellow of Corpus Christi College , A. M. 1736 , D. D. 1754. He
was afterwards Rector of Childry , Berks , where he died 28th February , 1790.
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 5 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, John Wilson Croker |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Editor | John Wilson Croker |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1831 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2016 |
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