The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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... received both your letters , and received them with pleasure proportioned to the esteem which so short an acquaintance strongly impressed , and which I hope to confirm by nearer knowledge , though I am afraid that gratifica- tion will ...
... received both your letters , and received them with pleasure proportioned to the esteem which so short an acquaintance strongly impressed , and which I hope to confirm by nearer knowledge , though I am afraid that gratifica- tion will ...
Page 349
... received his letter , which had been returned from Scotland . 66 " To JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . MY DEAR BOSWELL , " I HAVE omitted a long time to write to you , without knowing very well why . I could now tell why I should not write ; for ...
... received his letter , which had been returned from Scotland . 66 " To JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . MY DEAR BOSWELL , " I HAVE omitted a long time to write to you , without knowing very well why . I could now tell why I should not write ; for ...
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... received , is a duty of which I hope never to be reproached with the final neglect . I therefore now return you thanks for the notice which I have received from you , and which I consider as giving to my name not only more bulk , but ...
... received , is a duty of which I hope never to be reproached with the final neglect . I therefore now return you thanks for the notice which I have received from you , and which I consider as giving to my name not only more bulk , but ...
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