The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 35
... repented of ' some Crimes ' which had been committed at Burton and which would not have been committed had he been allowed to go to Stourbridge where he ' might have lived happily ' . ' As to My Brother's assisting me , ' he went on ...
... repented of ' some Crimes ' which had been committed at Burton and which would not have been committed had he been allowed to go to Stourbridge where he ' might have lived happily ' . ' As to My Brother's assisting me , ' he went on ...
Page 87
... repentance : may He accept mine . Perhaps Tetty knows that I prayed for her . Thou , God , art merciful , hear my prayers , and enable me to trust in thee . Perhaps Tetty is now praying for me . God help me . We were married almost ...
... repentance : may He accept mine . Perhaps Tetty knows that I prayed for her . Thou , God , art merciful , hear my prayers , and enable me to trust in thee . Perhaps Tetty is now praying for me . God help me . We were married almost ...
Page 109
... repentance will efface them .... Write to me , and comfort me , dear child . I shall be glad likewise , if Kitty will write to me . I shall send a bill of twenty pounds in a few days , which I thought to have brought to my mother ; but ...
... repentance will efface them .... Write to me , and comfort me , dear child . I shall be glad likewise , if Kitty will write to me . I shall send a bill of twenty pounds in a few days , which I thought to have brought to my mother ; but ...
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