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68 Mr. Cuthbert Shaws , alike distinguished by his genius , misfortunes , and misconduct , published this year a poem , called , The Race , by Mercurius Spur , Esq . in which he whimsically made the living poets of England contend for ...
68 Mr. Cuthbert Shaws , alike distinguished by his genius , misfortunes , and misconduct , published this year a poem , called , The Race , by Mercurius Spur , Esq . in which he whimsically made the living poets of England contend for ...
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An essay , ay , written by Mr. Deane , a divine of the church of England , maintaining the future life of brutes , by an explication of certain parts of the scriptures , was mentioned , and the doctrine insisted on by a gentleman who ...
An essay , ay , written by Mr. Deane , a divine of the church of England , maintaining the future life of brutes , by an explication of certain parts of the scriptures , was mentioned , and the doctrine insisted on by a gentleman who ...
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Who could have imagined that the high church - of - England - man would be so prompt in quoting Maupertuis , who , I am sorry to think , stands in the list of those unfortunate mistaken men who call themselves esprits forts .
Who could have imagined that the high church - of - England - man would be so prompt in quoting Maupertuis , who , I am sorry to think , stands in the list of those unfortunate mistaken men who call themselves esprits forts .
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His Meditations too strongly a prove that he suffered much both in body and mind. k See the hard drawing of him in Churchill's Rosciad . p The first edition of Hume's History of England was ÆTAT . 59. ] DR . JOHNSON . 55.
His Meditations too strongly a prove that he suffered much both in body and mind. k See the hard drawing of him in Churchill's Rosciad . p The first edition of Hume's History of England was ÆTAT . 59. ] DR . JOHNSON . 55.
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p The first edition of Hume's History of England was full of Scotticisms , many of which he corrected in subsequent editions .--- Malone . 9 His lordship having frequently spoken in an abusive manner 60 THE LIFE OF [ 1769 .
p The first edition of Hume's History of England was full of Scotticisms , many of which he corrected in subsequent editions .--- Malone . 9 His lordship having frequently spoken in an abusive manner 60 THE LIFE OF [ 1769 .
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 2 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2018 |
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