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Page 20
His favourites used to receive very liberal assistance from him ; and such was the submission and deference with which he was treated , such the desire to obtain his regard , that three of the boys , of whom Mr. Hector was sometimes one ...
His favourites used to receive very liberal assistance from him ; and such was the submission and deference with which he was treated , such the desire to obtain his regard , that three of the boys , of whom Mr. Hector was sometimes one ...
Page 93
The Chinese Stories may be had folded down when you please to send , in which I do not recollect that you desire any alterations to be made . " An answer to another query I am very willing to write , and had consulted with you about it ...
The Chinese Stories may be had folded down when you please to send , in which I do not recollect that you desire any alterations to be made . " An answer to another query I am very willing to write , and had consulted with you about it ...
Page 105
But as I cannot expect to attain my desire in that respect , it would be a great satisfaction , as well as an honour to our work , to have the favour of the genuine speech . It is a method that several have been pleased to take , as I ...
But as I cannot expect to attain my desire in that respect , it would be a great satisfaction , as well as an honour to our work , to have the favour of the genuine speech . It is a method that several have been pleased to take , as I ...
Page 109
As you hinted to me that you had many calls for money , I would not press you too hard , and therefore shall desire only , as I send it in , two guineas for a sheet of copy ; the rest you may pay me when it may be more convenient ...
As you hinted to me that you had many calls for money , I would not press you too hard , and therefore shall desire only , as I send it in , two guineas for a sheet of copy ; the rest you may pay me when it may be more convenient ...
Page 112
While love , unknown among the blest , Parent of thousand wild desires , The savage and the human breast Torments alike with raging fires ; Quales nec olim vel Ptolemæia Jactabat uxor , sidereo in choro Utcunque devotæ refulgent ...
While love , unknown among the blest , Parent of thousand wild desires , The savage and the human breast Torments alike with raging fires ; Quales nec olim vel Ptolemæia Jactabat uxor , sidereo in choro Utcunque devotæ refulgent ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 1 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Sep 2010 |
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