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... answer with a grunt , " I came as fast as I could , " upon which the duke calmly said , " Cadogan , I would not for a thousand pounds have that fellow's temper . " There are some men , I believe , who have , or think they have , a very ...
... answer with a grunt , " I came as fast as I could , " upon which the duke calmly said , " Cadogan , I would not for a thousand pounds have that fellow's temper . " There are some men , I believe , who have , or think they have , a very ...
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... answer to the review of his Essay on Tea , Johnson in the same collection made a reply to it ; acknowl . This is the only instance , it is believed , when he con- 1756 . descended to take notice of any thing that xviii CHRONOLOGICAL ...
... answer to the review of his Essay on Tea , Johnson in the same collection made a reply to it ; acknowl . This is the only instance , it is believed , when he con- 1756 . descended to take notice of any thing that xviii CHRONOLOGICAL ...
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... answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress ; acknowl , Argument on the case of Dr. Memis ; dictated to me for the court of sessions in Scotland ; acknowl . Argument to prove that the corporation of Stirling was ...
... answer to the Resolutions and Address of the American Congress ; acknowl , Argument on the case of Dr. Memis ; dictated to me for the court of sessions in Scotland ; acknowl . Argument to prove that the corporation of Stirling was ...
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... momentous , and of such varied and extensive bearings , that we undertake not their discussion . On this subject , however , we cannot refrain from quoting an answer made by the pious Baxter , who vi PREFATORY NOTICE .
... momentous , and of such varied and extensive bearings , that we undertake not their discussion . On this subject , however , we cannot refrain from quoting an answer made by the pious Baxter , who vi PREFATORY NOTICE .
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James Boswell. quoting an answer made by the pious Baxter , who was an acute casuist , as well as a learned divine , to those who objected to him that one of his assertions , on a particular subject , might en- courage sin : " I am not ...
James Boswell. quoting an answer made by the pious Baxter , who was an acute casuist , as well as a learned divine , to those who objected to him that one of his assertions , on a particular subject , might en- courage sin : " I am not ...
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