The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 |
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... Sir William Temple mentions , that in his travels through the Netherlands he had two or three gentlemen with him ... dear Sir Joshua , you shall not be treated so ; I will take a bottle with you . " The celebrated Mrs. Rudd ' being ...
... Sir William Temple mentions , that in his travels through the Netherlands he had two or three gentlemen with him ... dear Sir Joshua , you shall not be treated so ; I will take a bottle with you . " The celebrated Mrs. Rudd ' being ...
Page 43
... Sir Joshua Reynolds's . You know , my dear Sir , no man has a greater respect and affection for you , or would sooner go to the end of the world to serve you . Now , to treat me so- . " He insisted that I had interrupted , which I ...
... Sir Joshua Reynolds's . You know , my dear Sir , no man has a greater respect and affection for you , or would sooner go to the end of the world to serve you . Now , to treat me so- . " He insisted that I had interrupted , which I ...
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... Sir , that vice does not hurt a man's character so as to obstruct his prosperity in life , when you know that [ Lord ... dear Sir , I had no such intention as you seem to suspect ; I had not indeed . Might not this nobleman have felt ...
... Sir , that vice does not hurt a man's character so as to obstruct his prosperity in life , when you know that [ Lord ... dear Sir , I had no such intention as you seem to suspect ; I had not indeed . Might not this nobleman have felt ...
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... DEAR SIR , - Since my return to Scotland , I have been again at Lanark , and have had more conversation with Thomson's sister . It is strange that Murdoch , who was his intimate friend , should have mistaken his mother's maiden name ...
... DEAR SIR , - Since my return to Scotland , I have been again at Lanark , and have had more conversation with Thomson's sister . It is strange that Murdoch , who was his intimate friend , should have mistaken his mother's maiden name ...
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... SIR , -I have received two letters from you , of which the second complains of the neglect shown to the first . You ... dear Sir , your most , & c . , SAM . JOHNSON . " The Wey canal , from Guildford to Weybridge , in which he had a ...
... SIR , -I have received two letters from you , of which the second complains of the neglect shown to the first . You ... dear Sir , your most , & c . , SAM . JOHNSON . " The Wey canal , from Guildford to Weybridge , in which he had a ...
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