The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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... William Law's Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life , ' expecting to find it a dull book ( as such books generally are ) and perhaps to laugh at it ' . But he was profoundly impressed by it ; it made him think about religion ' in ...
... William Law's Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life , ' expecting to find it a dull book ( as such books generally are ) and perhaps to laugh at it ' . But he was profoundly impressed by it ; it made him think about religion ' in ...
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... law , except as an attorney ; and he did not think highly of attorneys ... law ' . And he added with characteristic self - confidence , that , although he was ... William Shakespeare , with Notes Critical and Explanatory , in Which the ...
... law , except as an attorney ; and he did not think highly of attorneys ... law ' . And he added with characteristic self - confidence , that , although he was ... William Shakespeare , with Notes Critical and Explanatory , in Which the ...
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... Law , Syracuse University Press , New York , 1951 MURPHY , ARTHUR . An Essay on the Life and Genius of Samuel ... WILLIAM . Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Mrs Hannah More , 4 vols , 1834 ROGERS , SAMUEL . The Table Talk of Samuel ...
... Law , Syracuse University Press , New York , 1951 MURPHY , ARTHUR . An Essay on the Life and Genius of Samuel ... WILLIAM . Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Mrs Hannah More , 4 vols , 1834 ROGERS , SAMUEL . The Table Talk of Samuel ...
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