The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1Harper & Brothers, 1856 |
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... wish him to desist . No , sir , I wish him to drive on . " Mr. Alexander Donaldson , bookseller , of Edinburgh , had for some time opened a shop in London , and sold his cheap editions of the most popular English books , in defi- ance ...
... wish him to desist . No , sir , I wish him to drive on . " Mr. Alexander Donaldson , bookseller , of Edinburgh , had for some time opened a shop in London , and sold his cheap editions of the most popular English books , in defi- ance ...
Page 303
... wish a safe and speedy conveyance , because I wish a safe and speedy voyage to him that conveys it . I am , sir , your most humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " TO THE REVEREND MR . WHITE 2 . " Johnson's - court , Fleet - street , 4th ...
... wish a safe and speedy conveyance , because I wish a safe and speedy voyage to him that conveys it . I am , sir , your most humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " TO THE REVEREND MR . WHITE 2 . " Johnson's - court , Fleet - street , 4th ...
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... wish told . " GOLD- SMITH . " It may , perhaps , be necessary for a native to be more cautious ; but a foreigner who comes among us without prejudice may be considered as holding the place of a judge , and may speak his mind JOHNSON ...
... wish told . " GOLD- SMITH . " It may , perhaps , be necessary for a native to be more cautious ; but a foreigner who comes among us without prejudice may be considered as holding the place of a judge , and may speak his mind JOHNSON ...
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