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... land , except the two or three small fields which I have said he rented ; and , instead of gaining any thing by their produce , I have reason to think he lost by them ; however , they furnished him with no farther assistance towards his ...
... land , except the two or three small fields which I have said he rented ; and , instead of gaining any thing by their produce , I have reason to think he lost by them ; however , they furnished him with no farther assistance towards his ...
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... land of forgetfulness , and I found myself like a man stalking over a field of battle , who every moment perceives some one lying dead . " I complained of irresolution , and men- tioned my having made a vow as a security for good con ...
... land of forgetfulness , and I found myself like a man stalking over a field of battle , who every moment perceives some one lying dead . " I complained of irresolution , and men- tioned my having made a vow as a security for good con ...
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... land . The wind , not the stranger , occasions an epidemick cold . If I am not mistaken , Mr. Macaulay is dead : if living , this solution might please him , as I hope it will Mr. Boswell , in return for the many agreeable hours his ...
... land . The wind , not the stranger , occasions an epidemick cold . If I am not mistaken , Mr. Macaulay is dead : if living , this solution might please him , as I hope it will Mr. Boswell , in return for the many agreeable hours his ...
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... know that it does . Our chairmen from Ire- land , who are as strong men as any , have been brought up upon potatoes . Quantity makes up for quality . " Bos- 66 hot . WELL . " Would you teach this child that I ÆTAT . 60. ] 79 DR . JOHNSON .
... know that it does . Our chairmen from Ire- land , who are as strong men as any , have been brought up upon potatoes . Quantity makes up for quality . " Bos- 66 hot . WELL . " Would you teach this child that I ÆTAT . 60. ] 79 DR . JOHNSON .
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... land , than land is worth . If they can make more of their money by keeping a shop , or any other way , they'll do it , and so oblige landlords to let land come back to a reason- able rent , in order that they may get tenants . Land in ...
... land , than land is worth . If they can make more of their money by keeping a shop , or any other way , they'll do it , and so oblige landlords to let land come back to a reason- able rent , in order that they may get tenants . Land in ...
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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 and Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2018 |
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