The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... Bishop of Dromore : " The conversation of Johnson is strong and clear , and may be compared to an antique statue , where every vein and muscle is distinct and bold . Ordinary conversation resembles an inferior cast . " On Saturday ...
... Bishop of Dromore : " The conversation of Johnson is strong and clear , and may be compared to an antique statue , where every vein and muscle is distinct and bold . Ordinary conversation resembles an inferior cast . " On Saturday ...
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... Bishop Falconer observed , ' They are not Episcopals ; for they are under no bishop , as a bishop cannot have authority beyond his diocese . ' This venerable gentleman did me the honour to dine with me yesterday , and he laid his hands ...
... Bishop Falconer observed , ' They are not Episcopals ; for they are under no bishop , as a bishop cannot have authority beyond his diocese . ' This venerable gentleman did me the honour to dine with me yesterday , and he laid his hands ...
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... Bishop of Carlisle , in the preface to his valuable edition of Archbishop King's Essay on the Origin of Evil , mentions that the principles maintained in it had been adopted by Pope in his Essay on Man ; and adds : " The fact ...
... Bishop of Carlisle , in the preface to his valuable edition of Archbishop King's Essay on the Origin of Evil , mentions that the principles maintained in it had been adopted by Pope in his Essay on Man ; and adds : " The fact ...
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... Bishop of Sodor and Man , who was then lying at Lichfield very ill of the gout . Having taken a hasty glance at the additions to Green's museum , from which it was not so easy to break away , I next went to the Friary , where I at first ...
... Bishop of Sodor and Man , who was then lying at Lichfield very ill of the gout . Having taken a hasty glance at the additions to Green's museum , from which it was not so easy to break away , I next went to the Friary , where I at first ...
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... Bishop , to whom I had the honour to be known several years ago , shews me much attention ; and I am edified by his conversation . I must not omit to tell you , that his Lordship admires , very highly , your prefaces to the Poets . I am ...
... Bishop , to whom I had the honour to be known several years ago , shews me much attention ; and I am edified by his conversation . I must not omit to tell you , that his Lordship admires , very highly , your prefaces to the Poets . I am ...
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