Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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... heard that he found any protection or en- couragement by the means of Mr. Colson , to whose academy David Garrick went . Mrs. Lucy Porter told me , that Mr. Walmsley gave him a letter of introduction to Lintot his bookseller , and that ...
... heard that he found any protection or en- couragement by the means of Mr. Colson , to whose academy David Garrick went . Mrs. Lucy Porter told me , that Mr. Walmsley gave him a letter of introduction to Lintot his bookseller , and that ...
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... heard him declare that if holding up his right hand would have secured victory at Culloden to Prince Charles's army , he was not sure he would have held it up ; so little confidence had he in the right claimed by the house of Stuart ...
... heard him declare that if holding up his right hand would have secured victory at Culloden to Prince Charles's army , he was not sure he would have held it up ; so little confidence had he in the right claimed by the house of Stuart ...
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... heard yesterday of your late dis- order , and should think ill of myself if I had heard of it without alarm . I heard likewise of your recovery , which I sincerely wish to be complete and permanent . Your country has been in danger of ...
... heard yesterday of your late dis- order , and should think ill of myself if I had heard of it without alarm . I heard likewise of your recovery , which I sincerely wish to be complete and permanent . Your country has been in danger of ...
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