The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... character given of him in the text ; he was afterwards Lord Archbishop of Armagh , and Primate of Ireland - MALONE : [ and died May , 1822 , in a very strange way , having had poison , by mistake for medicine , administered to him by ...
... character given of him in the text ; he was afterwards Lord Archbishop of Armagh , and Primate of Ireland - MALONE : [ and died May , 1822 , in a very strange way , having had poison , by mistake for medicine , administered to him by ...
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... character of a noble friend of mine as a curious case for his opinion 1 : - " He is the most inexplicable man to me that I ever knew . Can you explain him , sir ? He is , I really believe , noble- minded , generous , and princely . But ...
... character of a noble friend of mine as a curious case for his opinion 1 : - " He is the most inexplicable man to me that I ever knew . Can you explain him , sir ? He is , I really believe , noble- minded , generous , and princely . But ...
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... character , as he may shoot him who attempts to break into his house1 . So , in 1745 , my friend , Tom Cumming , the quaker , said he would not fight , but he would drive an am- munition cart ; and we know that the quakers have sent ...
... character , as he may shoot him who attempts to break into his house1 . So , in 1745 , my friend , Tom Cumming , the quaker , said he would not fight , but he would drive an am- munition cart ; and we know that the quakers have sent ...
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... character , and shall consider myself as Now the celebrated Mrs. Crouch . - BOSWELL . [ She died in October , 1805 , æt . 45.-ED. ] 2 Mr. Windham was at this time in Dublin , secretary to the Earl of North- ington , then lord lieutenant ...
... character , and shall consider myself as Now the celebrated Mrs. Crouch . - BOSWELL . [ She died in October , 1805 , æt . 45.-ED. ] 2 Mr. Windham was at this time in Dublin , secretary to the Earl of North- ington , then lord lieutenant ...
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... character of his conversation is pretty generally known : it was certainly conducted in conformity with a precept of Lord Bacon , but it is not clear , I apprehend , that this conformity was either perceived or intended by Johnson . The ...
... character of his conversation is pretty generally known : it was certainly conducted in conformity with a precept of Lord Bacon , but it is not clear , I apprehend , that this conformity was either perceived or intended by Johnson . The ...
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