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and , of its publication I am enabled to give in a very No calling or profession comes amiss , satisfactory manner ; and judging from myself , A needy monsieur can be what he please . and many of my friends , I trust that it will not ...
and , of its publication I am enabled to give in a very No calling or profession comes amiss , satisfactory manner ; and judging from myself , A needy monsieur can be what he please . and many of my friends , I trust that it will not ...
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I am , Sir , yours most affec- clergyman resident in a parish by the civil or tionately , savage manner of the people . Such a congregaSam . JOHNSON tion as yours stands in need of much reformaLondon , Aug. 21 , 1780 tion ; and I would ...
I am , Sir , yours most affec- clergyman resident in a parish by the civil or tionately , savage manner of the people . Such a congregaSam . JOHNSON tion as yours stands in need of much reformaLondon , Aug. 21 , 1780 tion ; and I would ...
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“ When I was ill , ( said he , ) I ing manners , has associated with many of the desired he would tell me ... “ I suppose he meant which were all the same , except as to the paper the manner of doing it ; roughly , -and harshly .
“ When I was ill , ( said he , ) I ing manners , has associated with many of the desired he would tell me ... “ I suppose he meant which were all the same , except as to the paper the manner of doing it ; roughly , -and harshly .
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| Title | Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D |
| Author | JAMES BOSWELL |
| Published | 1952 |
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