Boswell's Life of Johnson: With an Introd. by Chauncey Brewster TinkerOxford University Press, 1934 - 704 pages |
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Page 427
... means of his getting a seat in the House of Commons . With this view , he wrote a letter to one of the Secretaries of the Treasury , of which he gave me a copy in his own hand - writing , which is as follows : - ' SIR , -You will easily ...
... means of his getting a seat in the House of Commons . With this view , he wrote a letter to one of the Secretaries of the Treasury , of which he gave me a copy in his own hand - writing , which is as follows : - ' SIR , -You will easily ...
Page 578
... mean that the privilege of voting should be independent of old family interest ; of the permanent property of the ... means , Sir . The genteelest characters are often the most immoral . Does not Lord Chesterfield give precepts for ...
... mean that the privilege of voting should be independent of old family interest ; of the permanent property of the ... means , Sir . The genteelest characters are often the most immoral . Does not Lord Chesterfield give precepts for ...
Page 648
... means of consequence , as it is to solicit votes to be elected a member of Parliament ? Mr. Strahan had told me that a countryman of his and mine , who had risen to eminence in the law , had , when first making his way , solicited him ...
... means of consequence , as it is to solicit votes to be elected a member of Parliament ? Mr. Strahan had told me that a countryman of his and mine , who had risen to eminence in the law , had , when first making his way , solicited him ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY CHAUNCEY BREWSTER TINKER | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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