The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... dear sir , your most affectionate , " SAM . JOHNSON . " [ " TO MRS . GASTRELL AND MRS . ASTON . " London , Bolt - court , Fleet - street , 30th March , 1782 . “ Dearest LADIES , —The tenderness expressed in your kind letter makes me ...
... dear sir , your most affectionate , " SAM . JOHNSON . " [ " TO MRS . GASTRELL AND MRS . ASTON . " London , Bolt - court , Fleet - street , 30th March , 1782 . “ Dearest LADIES , —The tenderness expressed in your kind letter makes me ...
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... Dear sir , —The earnestness and tenderness of your letter is such , that I cannot think myself showing it more respect than it claims , by sitting down to answer it the day on which I received it . " This year has afflicted me with a ...
... Dear sir , —The earnestness and tenderness of your letter is such , that I cannot think myself showing it more respect than it claims , by sitting down to answer it the day on which I received it . " This year has afflicted me with a ...
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... dear Sir Richard [ Jebb ] . I told him of the opium , and he approved it , and told me , if I went to Oxford , which he rather advised , that I should strengthen the constitution by the bark , tame the cough with opium , keep the body ...
... dear Sir Richard [ Jebb ] . I told him of the opium , and he approved it , and told me , if I went to Oxford , which he rather advised , that I should strengthen the constitution by the bark , tame the cough with opium , keep the body ...
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... dear sir , a prosperous journey , and a happy recovery . I am , dear sir , your most affectionate , humble " SAM . JOHNSON . " servant , " TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " 24th August , 1782 . " DEAR SIR , -Being uncertain whether I should ...
... dear sir , a prosperous journey , and a happy recovery . I am , dear sir , your most affectionate , humble " SAM . JOHNSON . " servant , " TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " 24th August , 1782 . " DEAR SIR , -Being uncertain whether I should ...
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... dear sir , yours , & c . " SAM . JOHNSON . " On the 30th August , I informed him that my honoured father had died ... Sir Charles Preston , from whence I had hastened the day before , upon receiving a letter by express . " TO JAMES ...
... dear sir , yours , & c . " SAM . JOHNSON . " On the 30th August , I informed him that my honoured father had died ... Sir Charles Preston , from whence I had hastened the day before , upon receiving a letter by express . " TO JAMES ...
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