Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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... pleased when I find that you , dear Sir , remember , your affectionate , humble servant , Jan. 9 , 1758 SAM . JOHNSON TO MR . BURNEY , AT LYNNE , NORFOLK SIR , Your kindness is so great , and my claim to any particular regard from you ...
... pleased when I find that you , dear Sir , remember , your affectionate , humble servant , Jan. 9 , 1758 SAM . JOHNSON TO MR . BURNEY , AT LYNNE , NORFOLK SIR , Your kindness is so great , and my claim to any particular regard from you ...
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JAMES BOSWELL. pleased that his wife is drest as well as other peo- ple ; and a wife is pleased that she is drest . " On Friday , April 14 , being Good - Friday , I repaired to him in the morning , according to my usual custom on that ...
JAMES BOSWELL. pleased that his wife is drest as well as other peo- ple ; and a wife is pleased that she is drest . " On Friday , April 14 , being Good - Friday , I repaired to him in the morning , according to my usual custom on that ...
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... pleased to say to me one morning when we were left alone in his study , " Boswell , I think I am easier with you than with almost any body . " He would not allow Mr. David Hume any credit for his political principles , though similar to ...
... pleased to say to me one morning when we were left alone in his study , " Boswell , I think I am easier with you than with almost any body . " He would not allow Mr. David Hume any credit for his political principles , though similar to ...
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