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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 . To look again into Hammond .
30.
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 . To look again into Hammond .
30.
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DEAR SIR , -It was not insensibility of your kindness , I hope , that made me
negligent of answering your letter , for which I now return you thanks , and which I
consider as a fresh proof of your regard . a name . What will the world do but look
on ...
DEAR SIR , -It was not insensibility of your kindness , I hope , that made me
negligent of answering your letter , for which I now return you thanks , and which I
consider as a fresh proof of your regard . a name . What will the world do but look
on ...
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... who are poor where they are rich , a compensation which is made to them . Let
them look inwards and be satisfied ; recollecting with conscious pride what Virgil
finely says of the Corycius Senex , and which I have , in another place 52 1783.
... who are poor where they are rich , a compensation which is made to them . Let
them look inwards and be satisfied ; recollecting with conscious pride what Virgil
finely says of the Corycius Senex , and which I have , in another place 52 1783.
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... the high superiority of rank , without the anxious cares of government and
a great degree of power , both from natural influence wisely used , and from the
sanguine expectations of those who look forward to the chance of future favour .
... the high superiority of rank , without the anxious cares of government and
a great degree of power , both from natural influence wisely used , and from the
sanguine expectations of those who look forward to the chance of future favour .
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This great man's attention to small things was very remarkable . As an instance of
it , he one day said to me , Sir , when you get silver in change for a guinea , look
carefully at it ; you may find some curious piece of coin . " Though a stern true ...
This great man's attention to small things was very remarkable . As an instance of
it , he one day said to me , Sir , when you get silver in change for a guinea , look
carefully at it ; you may find some curious piece of coin . " Though a stern true ...
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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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