The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... known that his lordship died before the sentence was made known . " " Johnson one day gave high praise to Dr. Bentley's verses in Dodsley's collection , which he recited with his ΒΆ It should be remembered , that this was said twenty ...
... known that his lordship died before the sentence was made known . " " Johnson one day gave high praise to Dr. Bentley's verses in Dodsley's collection , which he recited with his ΒΆ It should be remembered , that this was said twenty ...
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... known ; it is known to all who are acquainted with the literary history of that period : it is as well known as that he wrote Cato . " Mr. Thomas Sheridan once defended Addison to me , by alleging that he did it in order to cover ...
... known ; it is known to all who are acquainted with the literary history of that period : it is as well known as that he wrote Cato . " Mr. Thomas Sheridan once defended Addison to me , by alleging that he did it in order to cover ...
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... known but by supernatural means . " He mentioned a thing as not unfrequent , of which I had never heard before , -being called , that is , hearing one's name pronounced by the voice of a known person at a great distance , far beyond the ...
... known but by supernatural means . " He mentioned a thing as not unfrequent , of which I had never heard before , -being called , that is , hearing one's name pronounced by the voice of a known person at a great distance , far beyond the ...
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