The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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... hear it said , very gravely , ' Why was not the half guinea , thus spent in luxury , given to the poor ? To how many might it have afforded a good meal . ' Alas ! has it not gone to the industrious poor , whom it is better to support ...
... hear it said , very gravely , ' Why was not the half guinea , thus spent in luxury , given to the poor ? To how many might it have afforded a good meal . ' Alas ! has it not gone to the industrious poor , whom it is better to support ...
Page 176
... hears it mentioned to her , as at the thing itself . I told her , ' Madam , you are contented to hear every day said to you , what the highest of mankind have died for , rather than bear .'- You know , Sir , the highest of mankind have ...
... hears it mentioned to her , as at the thing itself . I told her , ' Madam , you are contented to hear every day said to you , what the highest of mankind have died for , rather than bear .'- You know , Sir , the highest of mankind have ...
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... Hear him ! —hear him ! " obtained a silent attention , he then calmly told them , that the gate must not go down ; that they were under his care , and that they should not be permitted to escape : but that he could assure them , they ...
... Hear him ! —hear him ! " obtained a silent attention , he then calmly told them , that the gate must not go down ; that they were under his care , and that they should not be permitted to escape : but that he could assure them , they ...
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