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 3J. Richardson, 1821 |
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... church we habitually recall to mind the duty of adoration , but we must not omit adora- tion for want of a temple ; because we know , and ought to remember , that the Universal Lord is every where present ; and that , therefore , to ...
... church we habitually recall to mind the duty of adoration , but we must not omit adora- tion for want of a temple ; because we know , and ought to remember , that the Universal Lord is every where present ; and that , therefore , to ...
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... Church - of - England- man ; " his " Sermon on the Trinity , " and other serious pieces , prove his learning as well as his acuteness in logick and meta- physicks ; and his various compositions of a different cast exhibit not only wit ...
... Church - of - England- man ; " his " Sermon on the Trinity , " and other serious pieces , prove his learning as well as his acuteness in logick and meta- physicks ; and his various compositions of a different cast exhibit not only wit ...
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... Church- yard . He then repeated the stanza , " For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey , " & c . mistaking one word ; for instead of precincts he said confines . He added , " The other stanza I forget . " A young lady who had married a man ...
... Church- yard . He then repeated the stanza , " For who to dumb forgetfulness a prey , " & c . mistaking one word ; for instead of precincts he said confines . He added , " The other stanza I forget . " A young lady who had married a man ...
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... Church was at no time better filled than in his reign . He was the best King we have had from his time till the reign of his present Majesty , except James the Se- cond , who was a very good King , but unhappily be- lieved that it was ...
... Church was at no time better filled than in his reign . He was the best King we have had from his time till the reign of his present Majesty , except James the Se- cond , who was a very good King , but unhappily be- lieved that it was ...
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... church , and saw several shops open upon this most solemn fast - day of the Christian world , I remarked , that one disadvantage arising from the immensity of London was , that no- body was heeded by his neighbour ; there was no fear of ...
... church , and saw several shops open upon this most solemn fast - day of the Christian world , I remarked , that one disadvantage arising from the immensity of London was , that no- body was heeded by his neighbour ; there was no fear of ...
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