The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 3C. Ewer & T. Bedlington, 1824 |
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... afterwards to fill up , and return to them again . This we must have , or we cannot proceed ac- cording to their directions . You need , I believe , only ask for a petition ; if they inquire for whom you ask , you can tell them . " I ...
... afterwards to fill up , and return to them again . This we must have , or we cannot proceed ac- cording to their directions . You need , I believe , only ask for a petition ; if they inquire for whom you ask , you can tell them . " I ...
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... afterwards give you my thoughts on particular passages . In the mean time , I hasten to tell you of your having mistaken two names , which you will cor- rect in London , as I shall do here , that the gentlemen who deserve the valuable ...
... afterwards give you my thoughts on particular passages . In the mean time , I hasten to tell you of your having mistaken two names , which you will cor- rect in London , as I shall do here , that the gentlemen who deserve the valuable ...
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... afterwards favoured me with an English translation . Mr. Alderman Boydell , that eminent Pat- ron of the Arts , has subjoined them to the engraving from my picture . " Maria Scotorum Regina , Hominum seditiosorum MR . BOSWELL TO DR ...
... afterwards favoured me with an English translation . Mr. Alderman Boydell , that eminent Pat- ron of the Arts , has subjoined them to the engraving from my picture . " Maria Scotorum Regina , Hominum seditiosorum MR . BOSWELL TO DR ...
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... afterwards appear , that his pen- sion having been given to him as a literary character , he had been applied to by administration to write politi- cal pamphlets ; and he was even so much irritated , that he declared his resolution to ...
... afterwards appear , that his pen- sion having been given to him as a literary character , he had been applied to by administration to write politi- cal pamphlets ; and he was even so much irritated , that he declared his resolution to ...
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... afterwards , I consulted him upon a cause , Paterson and others against Alexander and others , which had been decided by a casting vote in the Court of Ses- sion , determining that the Corporation of Stirling was corrupt , and setting ...
... afterwards , I consulted him upon a cause , Paterson and others against Alexander and others , which had been decided by a casting vote in the Court of Ses- sion , determining that the Corporation of Stirling was corrupt , and setting ...
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