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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... written about the 15th of March . ] " I AM ashamed to think , that since I received your letter I have passed so many days without answering it . " I think there is no great difficulty in resolving your doubts . The reasons for which ...
... written about the 15th of March . ] " I AM ashamed to think , that since I received your letter I have passed so many days without answering it . " I think there is no great difficulty in resolving your doubts . The reasons for which ...
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... writing , and you , when you read this , are reading un- der the Eye of Omnipresence . " To what degree fancy is to be admitted into reli- gious offices , it would require much deliberation to de- termine . I am far from intending ...
... writing , and you , when you read this , are reading un- der the Eye of Omnipresence . " To what degree fancy is to be admitted into reli- gious offices , it would require much deliberation to de- termine . I am far from intending ...
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... , though it no doubt contribu- 1 I had written to him , to request his interposition in behalf of a convict , who I thought was very unjustly condemned . ted to his health and amusement , did not give 10 [ 1774 . THE LIFE OF.
... , though it no doubt contribu- 1 I had written to him , to request his interposition in behalf of a convict , who I thought was very unjustly condemned . ted to his health and amusement , did not give 10 [ 1774 . THE LIFE OF.
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... written with energetick vivacity ; and , except those passages in which it endeavours to vindicate the glaring outrage of the House of Commons in the case of the Middlesex election , and to justify the attempt to reduce our fellow ...
... written with energetick vivacity ; and , except those passages in which it endeavours to vindicate the glaring outrage of the House of Commons in the case of the Middlesex election , and to justify the attempt to reduce our fellow ...
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... written all except two sheets . ' The Patriot ' was called for by my political friends on Friday , was written on Saturday , and I have heard little of it . So vague are conjectures at a distance.1 As soon as I can , I will take care ...
... written all except two sheets . ' The Patriot ' was called for by my political friends on Friday , was written on Saturday , and I have heard little of it . So vague are conjectures at a distance.1 As soon as I can , I will take care ...
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