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He says , ' I am singularly was never written , has no manuscripts . obliged to Dr. Johnson for his accurate and " But whatever he has he never offere ! useful criticisms . Had he given some stric- to shew . If old manuscripts should ...
He says , ' I am singularly was never written , has no manuscripts . obliged to Dr. Johnson for his accurate and " But whatever he has he never offere ! useful criticisms . Had he given some stric- to shew . If old manuscripts should ...
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Here , Sir , was a man , to tion ; I never think I have hit hard , unless whom the most disgusting circumstance in it rebounds . " BoswELL : “ I don't know , the business to which he had been used , was Sir , what you would be at .
Here , Sir , was a man , to tion ; I never think I have hit hard , unless whom the most disgusting circumstance in it rebounds . " BoswELL : “ I don't know , the business to which he had been used , was Sir , what you would be at .
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Being ; and I never use them . Taylor gives We talked of a certain clergyman of exa very good advice : Never lie in your traordinary character , who , by exerting his prayers ; never confess more than you really talents in writing on ...
Being ; and I never use them . Taylor gives We talked of a certain clergyman of exa very good advice : Never lie in your traordinary character , who , by exerting his prayers ; never confess more than you really talents in writing on ...
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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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