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... and if you will tell me whither I shall send them , that they may come to you , I
will take care that you shall not be without them . “ You will perhaps be glad to
hear that Mrs. Thrale is disencumbered of her brewhouse ; and that it seemed to
the ...
... and if you will tell me whither I shall send them , that they may come to you , I
will take care that you shall not be without them . “ You will perhaps be glad to
hear that Mrs. Thrale is disencumbered of her brewhouse ; and that it seemed to
the ...
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I am glad , dear madam , to hear that you are so far recovered as to go to Bath .
Let me once more entreat you to stay till your health is not only obtained , but
confirmed . Your fortune is such as that no moderate expense deserves your care
...
I am glad , dear madam , to hear that you are so far recovered as to go to Bath .
Let me once more entreat you to stay till your health is not only obtained , but
confirmed . Your fortune is such as that no moderate expense deserves your care
...
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Bolt - court , Fleet - street , 19ih March , 1782 . “ DEAR MADAM , —My last was
but a dull letter , and I know not that this will be much more cheerful : I am , willing
to write , because you are desirous to hear from me . My disorder has now begun
...
Bolt - court , Fleet - street , 19ih March , 1782 . “ DEAR MADAM , —My last was
but a dull letter , and I know not that this will be much more cheerful : I am , willing
to write , because you are desirous to hear from me . My disorder has now begun
...
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Dr. Lawrence told him one day , that if he would come and beat him once a week
he would bear it ; but to hear his complaint was more than man could support . ] It
was Dr. Johnson's custom , when he wrote to Dr. Lawrence concerning his own ...
Dr. Lawrence told him one day , that if he would come and beat him once a week
he would bear it ; but to hear his complaint was more than man could support . ] It
was Dr. Johnson's custom , when he wrote to Dr. Lawrence concerning his own ...
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May you often hear it . If we had his mind , and his tongue , we could spare the
rest . “ I am not vigorous , but much better than when dear Dr. Lawrence held my
pulse the last time . Be so kind as to let me know , from one little interval to
another ...
May you often hear it . If we had his mind , and his tongue , we could spare the
rest . “ I am not vigorous , but much better than when dear Dr. Lawrence held my
pulse the last time . Be so kind as to let me know , from one little interval to
another ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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