The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... give us . 66 If therefore the profession you have chosen has some unexpected inconveniencies , console yourself by reflecting that no profession is without them ; and that all the im- portunities and perplexities of business are ...
... give us . 66 If therefore the profession you have chosen has some unexpected inconveniencies , console yourself by reflecting that no profession is without them ; and that all the im- portunities and perplexities of business are ...
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... give them . Their representation of their affairs I have disco- vered to be such as cannot be trusted : and at this dis- tance , though their case requires haste , I know not how to act . She , or her daughters , may be heard of at ...
... give them . Their representation of their affairs I have disco- vered to be such as cannot be trusted : and at this dis- tance , though their case requires haste , I know not how to act . She , or her daughters , may be heard of at ...
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... give it him directly . Will you be so good as to carry a fifty pound note from me to him ? ' This I positively refused to do , as he might , perhaps , have knocked me down for insulting him , and have afterwards put the note in his ...
... give it him directly . Will you be so good as to carry a fifty pound note from me to him ? ' This I positively refused to do , as he might , perhaps , have knocked me down for insulting him , and have afterwards put the note in his ...
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... give , those who were favoured by them would frequently , from grati- tude , exaggerate their praises ; and as this proceeded from a good motive , it was certainly excuseable , as far as errour could be excuseable . " The king then ...
... give , those who were favoured by them would frequently , from grati- tude , exaggerate their praises ; and as this proceeded from a good motive , it was certainly excuseable , as far as errour could be excuseable . " The king then ...
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... give offence ; and therefore prevailed on Johnson to omit them . The epithet little , which perhaps the author thought might diminish his dignity , was also changed to anxious . - ED . sir , you are wrong , and he is right 40 [ 1768 ...
... give offence ; and therefore prevailed on Johnson to omit them . The epithet little , which perhaps the author thought might diminish his dignity , was also changed to anxious . - ED . sir , you are wrong , and he is right 40 [ 1768 ...
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