The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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... hope the same regard which you express for me on every other occasion , will incline you to forgive me . I am often , very often , ill ; and , when I am well , am obliged to work : and , indeed , have never much used myself to ...
... hope the same regard which you express for me on every other occasion , will incline you to forgive me . I am often , very often , ill ; and , when I am well , am obliged to work : and , indeed , have never much used myself to ...
Page 167
... hope to have long the pleasure of being , dear Sir , " [ London ] Dec. 21 , 1754. " 66 Most affectionately your's , " SAM . JOHNSON . " In 1775 we behold him to great advantage ; his degree of Master of Arts conferred upon him , his ...
... hope to have long the pleasure of being , dear Sir , " [ London ] Dec. 21 , 1754. " 66 Most affectionately your's , " SAM . JOHNSON . " In 1775 we behold him to great advantage ; his degree of Master of Arts conferred upon him , his ...
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... HOPE you will believe that my delay in answering your letter could proceed only from my unwillingness to destroy any hope that you had formed . Hope is itself a species of happiness , and , perhaps , the chief happiness which this world ...
... HOPE you will believe that my delay in answering your letter could proceed only from my unwillingness to destroy any hope that you had formed . Hope is itself a species of happiness , and , perhaps , the chief happiness which this world ...
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