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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... heard , when she tells us , that those ideas and those places have no natural or necessary relation . When we enter a church we habitually recall to mind the duty of adoration , but we must not omit adora- tion for want of a temple ...
... heard , when she tells us , that those ideas and those places have no natural or necessary relation . When we enter a church we habitually recall to mind the duty of adoration , but we must not omit adora- tion for want of a temple ...
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... heard him say of it was , that " instead of bleak and barren mountains , there were green and fertile ones ; and that one of the castles in Wales would contain all the castles that he had seen in Scotland . " Parliament having been ...
... heard him say of it was , that " instead of bleak and barren mountains , there were green and fertile ones ; and that one of the castles in Wales would contain all the castles that he had seen in Scotland . " Parliament having been ...
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... heard little of it . So vague are conjectures at a distance . ' As soon as I can , I will take care that copies be sent to you , for I would wish that they might be given before they are bought ; but I am afraid that Mr. Strahan will ...
... heard little of it . So vague are conjectures at a distance . ' As soon as I can , I will take care that copies be sent to you , for I would wish that they might be given before they are bought ; but I am afraid that Mr. Strahan will ...
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... heard you say , that you had never considered East- Indian affairs : though , surely , they are of much im- portance to Great - Britain . Under the recollection of this , I shelter myself from the reproach of ig- norance about the ...
... heard you say , that you had never considered East- Indian affairs : though , surely , they are of much im- portance to Great - Britain . Under the recollection of this , I shelter myself from the reproach of ig- norance about the ...
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... heard ; but they are generally said to have been of a nature very different from the language of literary contest . Dr. Johnson's answer appeared in the news - papers of the day , and has since been frequently re - published ; but not ...
... heard ; but they are generally said to have been of a nature very different from the language of literary contest . Dr. Johnson's answer appeared in the news - papers of the day , and has since been frequently re - published ; but not ...
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