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... instance . It was highly gratifying to me that my friend sir Joshua Reynolds , to whom it is inscribed , lived to pe- ruse it , and to give the strongest testimony to its fidelity ; but before a second edition , which he contributed to ...
... instance . It was highly gratifying to me that my friend sir Joshua Reynolds , to whom it is inscribed , lived to pe- ruse it , and to give the strongest testimony to its fidelity ; but before a second edition , which he contributed to ...
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... the review of his Essay on Tea , Johnson in the same collection made a reply to it ; acknowl . This is the only instance , it is believed , when he con- 1756 . descended to take notice of any thing that xviii CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE.
... the review of his Essay on Tea , Johnson in the same collection made a reply to it ; acknowl . This is the only instance , it is believed , when he con- 1756 . descended to take notice of any thing that xviii CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE.
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... instances of dying for love . She was buried in the cathedral of Lichfield ; and he , with a tender regard , placed a stone over her grave with this inscription : HERE LIES THE BODY OF MRS . ELIZABETH BLANEY , A STRANGER . SHE DEPARTED ...
... instances of dying for love . She was buried in the cathedral of Lichfield ; and he , with a tender regard , placed a stone over her grave with this inscription : HERE LIES THE BODY OF MRS . ELIZABETH BLANEY , A STRANGER . SHE DEPARTED ...
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... instance of that jealous inde- pendence of spirit , and impetuosity of temper , which never forsook him . The fact was acknowledged to me by him- self , upon the authority of his mother . One day , when the servant who used to be sent ...
... instance of that jealous inde- pendence of spirit , and impetuosity of temper , which never forsook him . The fact was acknowledged to me by him- self , upon the authority of his mother . One day , when the servant who used to be sent ...
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... instance , he would call up a boy and ask him Latin for a candlestick , which the boy could not expect to be asked . Now , sir , if a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a master to teach him . " It is , however ...
... instance , he would call up a boy and ask him Latin for a candlestick , which the boy could not expect to be asked . Now , sir , if a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a master to teach him . " It is , however ...
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