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Page 7
He upon another occasion , when a friend mentioned to him several
extraordinary facts , as communicated to him before knew how much I was
respected by these gentlemen : they told me none of these things . ” He had been
in company with ...
He upon another occasion , when a friend mentioned to him several
extraordinary facts , as communicated to him before knew how much I was
respected by these gentlemen : they told me none of these things . ” He had been
in company with ...
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... punished as a libel , because tending to a breach of the peace . There is ,
however , I believe , no modern decided case to that effect . In the king ' s bench ,
Trinity term , 1790 , the question occurred on occasion of an indictment , the King
v .
... punished as a libel , because tending to a breach of the peace . There is ,
however , I believe , no modern decided case to that effect . In the king ' s bench ,
Trinity term , 1790 , the question occurred on occasion of an indictment , the King
v .
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The gentleman sent the money back to him , declaring he would not accept of it ;
and adding , that if Mr . — had occasion for five hundred pounds more , he would
lend it to him . He resolved to go out again to the East Indies , and make his ...
The gentleman sent the money back to him , declaring he would not accept of it ;
and adding , that if Mr . — had occasion for five hundred pounds more , he would
lend it to him . He resolved to go out again to the East Indies , and make his ...
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We went at seven to evening prayers at St . Clement ' s church , after having
drank coffee ; an indulgence which , I understood , Johnson yielded to on this
occasion in compliment to Thrale . On Sunday , April 7th , Easter - day , after
having ...
We went at seven to evening prayers at St . Clement ' s church , after having
drank coffee ; an indulgence which , I understood , Johnson yielded to on this
occasion in compliment to Thrale . On Sunday , April 7th , Easter - day , after
having ...
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Mrs . Williams was very peevish ; and I wondered at Jobnson ' s patience with her
now , as I had often done on similar occasions . The truth is , that his humane
consideration of the forlorn and indigent state in which this lady was left by her ...
Mrs . Williams was very peevish ; and I wondered at Jobnson ' s patience with her
now , as I had often done on similar occasions . The truth is , that his humane
consideration of the forlorn and indigent state in which this lady was left by her ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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