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Greek honour , is peculiar to the great , cr at least to verse , translated * also into an English cou- the wealthy ; but an opportunity now offers plet . It is too much like the conceit of those for almost every individual to secure ...
Greek honour , is peculiar to the great , cr at least to verse , translated * also into an English cou- the wealthy ; but an opportunity now offers plet . It is too much like the conceit of those for almost every individual to secure ...
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Sir , a man may have no more than “ Yes , Sir , it does her honour , but it would ten guineas in the world , but he may have do nobody else honour . I have , indeed , those ten guineas in one piece ; and so may not read it all .
Sir , a man may have no more than “ Yes , Sir , it does her honour , but it would ten guineas in the world , but he may have do nobody else honour . I have , indeed , those ten guineas in one piece ; and so may not read it all .
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The Prologue died in the toils and duties of his calling : 1 to it was written by Mr. Richard Brinsley He is now beyond the reach of all earthly Sheridan ; in which , after describing very 1 honours and rewards ; and only the hope of ...
The Prologue died in the toils and duties of his calling : 1 to it was written by Mr. Richard Brinsley He is now beyond the reach of all earthly Sheridan ; in which , after describing very 1 honours and rewards ; and only the hope of ...
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| Title | Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | H. Washbourne, 1857 |
| Length | 580 pages |
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