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His answer was , “ Tell her that I cannot be well , for she does not come to see me
. ” — Hawk . Mem , vol . ii . p . 149.-Ed. ] " Your notes on Alfred i appear to me very
1781. - ÆTAT . 72 .
His answer was , “ Tell her that I cannot be well , for she does not come to see me
. ” — Hawk . Mem , vol . ii . p . 149.-Ed. ] " Your notes on Alfred i appear to me very
1781. - ÆTAT . 72 .
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DEAR SIR , —I sit down to answer your letter on the same day in which I received
it , and am pleased that my first letter of the year is to you . No man ought to be at
ease while he knows himself in the wrong ; and I have not satisfied myself with ...
DEAR SIR , —I sit down to answer your letter on the same day in which I received
it , and am pleased that my first letter of the year is to you . No man ought to be at
ease while he knows himself in the wrong ; and I have not satisfied myself with ...
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These short letters show the regard which Dr. Johnson entertained for Mr.
Malone , who the more 1 This note was in answer to one which accompanied
one of the earliest pamphlets on the subject of Chatterton's forgery , entitled “
Cursory ...
These short letters show the regard which Dr. Johnson entertained for Mr.
Malone , who the more 1 This note was in answer to one which accompanied
one of the earliest pamphlets on the subject of Chatterton's forgery , entitled “
Cursory ...
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... the Walloons , acted about this time ; but the third night was the 2d of May .-- Ed
. ] 5 [ Sheridan . - Ed . ] 6 ( Theatre , Drury - lane , sold by Garrick to Sheridan . -
Ed . ] Johnson thus answered this clergyman's letter : TO THE REVEREND 1782.
... the Walloons , acted about this time ; but the third night was the 2d of May .-- Ed
. ] 5 [ Sheridan . - Ed . ] 6 ( Theatre , Drury - lane , sold by Garrick to Sheridan . -
Ed . ] Johnson thus answered this clergyman's letter : TO THE REVEREND 1782.
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Johnson thus answered this clergyman's letter : TO THE REVEREND MR . AT
BATH . ( 6 6. ... My health has been lately much shaken ; if you favour me with
any answer , it will be a comfort to me to know that I have your prayers . I am , & c
.
Johnson thus answered this clergyman's letter : TO THE REVEREND MR . AT
BATH . ( 6 6. ... My health has been lately much shaken ; if you favour me with
any answer , it will be a comfort to me to know that I have your prayers . I am , & c
.
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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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