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Page 91
... were Mr. Beauclerk , Mr. Langton , Mr. Colman , Dr. Percy , Mr. Vesey , Sir Charles Bunbury , Dr. George Fordyce , Mr. Steevens , and Mr. Charles Fox . Before " " he came in , we talked of his SCRUPLES AS TO HIS PENSION ...
... were Mr. Beauclerk , Mr. Langton , Mr. Colman , Dr. Percy , Mr. Vesey , Sir Charles Bunbury , Dr. George Fordyce , Mr. Steevens , and Mr. Charles Fox . Before " " he came in , we talked of his SCRUPLES AS TO HIS PENSION ...
Page 113
... Percy , Reynolds , and Steevens . It was " Fox's night " in Johnson's phrase , i . e . the night when Fox should have presided ; but he does not appear to have presided . Croker . ? Malone points out that Addison gives no reference for ...
... Percy , Reynolds , and Steevens . It was " Fox's night " in Johnson's phrase , i . e . the night when Fox should have presided ; but he does not appear to have presided . Croker . ? Malone points out that Addison gives no reference for ...
Page 114
... Percy's own Reliques , many of which must have been preserved orally for long before they were written down . As Lilliburlers had been in print since 1688 , the force of Beauclerk's argument is not very clean , if he has been rightly ...
... Percy's own Reliques , many of which must have been preserved orally for long before they were written down . As Lilliburlers had been in print since 1688 , the force of Beauclerk's argument is not very clean , if he has been rightly ...
Page 136
... not imputable to his Royal Highness . B. 8 Croker supposes the first of these to have been Bishop Percy , and the second George Steevens . THE OBSERVANCE OF SUNDAY 137 On Friday , May 12 136 TM BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
... not imputable to his Royal Highness . B. 8 Croker supposes the first of these to have been Bishop Percy , and the second George Steevens . THE OBSERVANCE OF SUNDAY 137 On Friday , May 12 136 TM BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
Page 199
... Percy , the Bishop of Dromore , who was an intimate friend of Dr. Grainger , and has a particular regard for his memory , has communicated to me the following explanation : " The passage in question was originally not liable to such a ...
... Percy , the Bishop of Dromore , who was an intimate friend of Dr. Grainger , and has a particular regard for his memory , has communicated to me the following explanation : " The passage in question was originally not liable to such a ...
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