Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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... appearance of a short hand , which , perhaps , Johnson was then trying to learn . TO MR . CAVE Wednesday SIR , I did not ... appeared in The Gentleman's Magazine , viii , 486 , with this title : Verses to Lady Firebrace , at Bury Assizes ...
... appearance of a short hand , which , perhaps , Johnson was then trying to learn . TO MR . CAVE Wednesday SIR , I did not ... appeared in The Gentleman's Magazine , viii , 486 , with this title : Verses to Lady Firebrace , at Bury Assizes ...
Page 548
... appeared to have received the smallest damage ; but to little purpose were they lighted , for most of them ... appearance in publick . But this is not altogether true , as the following slight instance may show : -Goldsmith's last Comedy ...
... appeared to have received the smallest damage ; but to little purpose were they lighted , for most of them ... appearance in publick . But this is not altogether true , as the following slight instance may show : -Goldsmith's last Comedy ...
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... appeared in a former part of this work , 1 was humane and charitable enough to continue his bounty to him occasionally ; but surely there was no strong call of duty upon him or upon his legatee , to do more . The following letter ...
... appeared in a former part of this work , 1 was humane and charitable enough to continue his bounty to him occasionally ; but surely there was no strong call of duty upon him or upon his legatee , to do more . The following letter ...
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