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Page 3
For those people he used frequently to raise contributions on his richer friends ; "
and this , says he , is one of the thousand reasons which ought to restrain a
man from drony solitude and useless retirement . " ' ] I am indebted to Mr. Malone
...
For those people he used frequently to raise contributions on his richer friends ; "
and this , says he , is one of the thousand reasons which ought to restrain a
man from drony solitude and useless retirement . " ' ] I am indebted to Mr. Malone
...
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In autumn he went to Oxford , Birmingham , Lichfield , and Ashbourne , for which
very good reasons might be given in the conjectural ' yet positive manner of
writers , who are proud to account for every event which they relate . He himself ...
In autumn he went to Oxford , Birmingham , Lichfield , and Ashbourne , for which
very good reasons might be given in the conjectural ' yet positive manner of
writers , who are proud to account for every event which they relate . He himself ...
Page 17
DEAR SIR , It is now long since we saw one another ; and , whatever has been
the reason , neither you have written to me , nor I to you . To let friendship die
away by negligence and silence , is certainly not wise . It is voluntarily to throw ...
DEAR SIR , It is now long since we saw one another ; and , whatever has been
the reason , neither you have written to me , nor I to you . To let friendship die
away by negligence and silence , is certainly not wise . It is voluntarily to throw ...
Page 19
I am afraid I must once more owe my recovery to warm weather , which seems to
make no advances towards us . Such is my health , which will , I hope , soon
grow better . In other respects I have no reason to complain . I know not that I
have ...
I am afraid I must once more owe my recovery to warm weather , which seems to
make no advances towards us . Such is my health , which will , I hope , soon
grow better . In other respects I have no reason to complain . I know not that I
have ...
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For my sake , there re , among many greater reasons , take care , dear madam ,
of your health , spare no expense , and want no attendance that can procure
ease or preserve it . Be very careful to keep your mind quiet ; and do not think it
too ...
For my sake , there re , among many greater reasons , take care , dear madam ,
of your health , spare no expense , and want no attendance that can procure
ease or preserve it . Be very careful to keep your mind quiet ; and do not think it
too ...
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