The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... death , which has eclipsed the gaiety of nations , and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure . " In these families he passed much time in his early years . In most of them , he was in the company of ladies , particu- larly ...
... death , which has eclipsed the gaiety of nations , and impoverished the publick stock of harmless pleasure . " In these families he passed much time in his early years . In most of them , he was in the company of ladies , particu- larly ...
Page 47
... death . The ' young woman whom he used to call Molley Aston ' , ' was sister to sir Thomas Aston , and daughter to a baronet ; she was also sister to the wife of his friend , Mr. Gilbert Walmsley " . Besides his intimacy with the above ...
... death . The ' young woman whom he used to call Molley Aston ' , ' was sister to sir Thomas Aston , and daughter to a baronet ; she was also sister to the wife of his friend , Mr. Gilbert Walmsley " . Besides his intimacy with the above ...
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... death of his elder brother , he inherited a good estate . He was , besides , a physician of very extensive practice ; but for want of due attention to the management of his domestick concerns , left a very large family in indigence ...
... death of his elder brother , he inherited a good estate . He was , besides , a physician of very extensive practice ; but for want of due attention to the management of his domestick concerns , left a very large family in indigence ...
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... 197 . h A prize of fifty pounds for the best poem on Life , Death , Judgment , Hea- ven , and Hell . See Gentleman's Magazine , vol . iv . p . 560. - NICHOLS . " Your letter , by being directed to S. Smith 51 [ 1734 . THE LIFE OF.
... 197 . h A prize of fifty pounds for the best poem on Life , Death , Judgment , Hea- ven , and Hell . See Gentleman's Magazine , vol . iv . p . 560. - NICHOLS . " Your letter , by being directed to S. Smith 51 [ 1734 . THE LIFE OF.
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... death ' . Miss Porter told me , that when he was first in- troduced to her mother , his appearance was very forbid- ding ; he was then lean and lank , so that his immense structure of bones was hideously striking to the eye , and the ...
... death ' . Miss Porter told me , that when he was first in- troduced to her mother , his appearance was very forbid- ding ; he was then lean and lank , so that his immense structure of bones was hideously striking to the eye , and the ...
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