The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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Page 453
... known that they intrigued with France ? Depend upon it , Sir , he who does what he is afraid should be known , has something rotten about him . This Dalrymple seems to be an honest fellow ; for he tells equally what makes against both ...
... known that they intrigued with France ? Depend upon it , Sir , he who does what he is afraid should be known , has something rotten about him . This Dalrymple seems to be an honest fellow ; for he tells equally what makes against both ...
Page 473
... known , who did not at every other sentence bring in some other Scotchman . " : We drank tea with Mrs. Williams . I introduced a question , which had been much agitated in the Church of Scotland , whether the claim of lay - patrons to ...
... known , who did not at every other sentence bring in some other Scotchman . " : We drank tea with Mrs. Williams . I introduced a question , which had been much agitated in the Church of Scotland , whether the claim of lay - patrons to ...
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... known to other persons , or even brought to his own recollection . " " A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage . People may be amused and laugh at the time , but they will be remembered and brought ...
... known to other persons , or even brought to his own recollection . " " A man should be careful never to tell tales of himself to his own disadvantage . People may be amused and laugh at the time , but they will be remembered and brought ...
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