The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished. In Three VolumesHenry Baldwin, 1793 |
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Page 43
... himself . " On Tuesday , April 14 , the decree of the Court of Seffion in the schoolmafter's caufe was reversed in the House of Lords , after a very eloquent fpeech by Lord Mansfield , who fhewed himself an adept in school discipline ...
... himself . " On Tuesday , April 14 , the decree of the Court of Seffion in the schoolmafter's caufe was reversed in the House of Lords , after a very eloquent fpeech by Lord Mansfield , who fhewed himself an adept in school discipline ...
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... himself and in company . I dined with him one day at the Crown and Anchor tavern , in the Strand , with Lord Elibank , Mr. Langton , and Dr. Vanfittart of Oxford . Without fpecifying each particular day , I have preserved the following ...
... himself and in company . I dined with him one day at the Crown and Anchor tavern , in the Strand , with Lord Elibank , Mr. Langton , and Dr. Vanfittart of Oxford . Without fpecifying each particular day , I have preserved the following ...
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... himself , taking from the weak , and lofing to the strong . In their firft coalitions of fociety , much of this original favagene fs is retained . Of general happiness , the product of general confi- dence , there is yet no thought ...
... himself , taking from the weak , and lofing to the strong . In their firft coalitions of fociety , much of this original favagene fs is retained . Of general happiness , the product of general confi- dence , there is yet no thought ...
Page 69
... himself , when both very old and infirm : " Tyrawley and I have been dead these two years ; but we don't choose to have it known . " He talked with approbation of an intended edition of " The Spectator , " with notes ; two vo- lumes of ...
... himself , when both very old and infirm : " Tyrawley and I have been dead these two years ; but we don't choose to have it known . " He talked with approbation of an intended edition of " The Spectator , " with notes ; two vo- lumes of ...
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... himself to be fo corrupted , or at least some- thing fo different from what I think right , as to maintain , that a member of parliament fhould go along with his party right or wrong . Now , Sir , this is fo remote from natiye virtue ...
... himself to be fo corrupted , or at least some- thing fo different from what I think right , as to maintain , that a member of parliament fhould go along with his party right or wrong . Now , Sir , this is fo remote from natiye virtue ...
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