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... Lord Chesterfield ; and holding it as a well - known truth , defended Lord Chesterfield by say- ing , that " Cibber , who had been introduced familiarly by the backstairs , had probably not been there above ten minutes . " It may seem ...
... Lord Chesterfield ; and holding it as a well - known truth , defended Lord Chesterfield by say- ing , that " Cibber , who had been introduced familiarly by the backstairs , had probably not been there above ten minutes . " It may seem ...
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... Lord Chesterfield . Dodsley , with the true feelings of trade , said “ he was very sorry too ; for that he had a property in the Dictionary , to which his Lordship's patronage might have been of consequence . " He then told Dr. Adams , that ...
... Lord Chesterfield . Dodsley , with the true feelings of trade , said “ he was very sorry too ; for that he had a property in the Dictionary , to which his Lordship's patronage might have been of consequence . " He then told Dr. Adams , that ...
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... Lord Chesterfield in- culcated as one of the most essential lessons for the conduct of life . His Lordship endeavoured to justify himself to Dodsley from the charges brought against him by Johnson ; but we may judge of the flimsiness of ...
... Lord Chesterfield in- culcated as one of the most essential lessons for the conduct of life . His Lordship endeavoured to justify himself to Dodsley from the charges brought against him by Johnson ; but we may judge of the flimsiness of ...
Contents
Editors Introduction | 1 |
From The Life of Samuel Johnson | 41 |
From The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides | 376 |
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