The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... house of Stuart , and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth . The Stuarts have found few apolo- gists , for the dead cannot pay for praise ; and who will , without reward , oppose the tide of popularity ? Yet there remains still ...
... house of Stuart , and to exalt and magnify the reign of Elizabeth . The Stuarts have found few apolo- gists , for the dead cannot pay for praise ; and who will , without reward , oppose the tide of popularity ? Yet there remains still ...
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... house of Stuart , and so fearful was he of the consequences of another revo- lution on the throne of Great Britain ; and Mr. Topham Beauclerk assured me , he had heard him say this before he had his pension . At another time he said to ...
... house of Stuart , and so fearful was he of the consequences of another revo- lution on the throne of Great Britain ; and Mr. Topham Beauclerk assured me , he had heard him say this before he had his pension . At another time he said to ...
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... house of Stuart ; but his zeal had cooled as his reason strengthened . Indeed I heard him once say , that " after the death of a violent whig , with whom he used to contend with great eagerness , he felt his toryism much abated . " I ...
... house of Stuart ; but his zeal had cooled as his reason strengthened . Indeed I heard him once say , that " after the death of a violent whig , with whom he used to contend with great eagerness , he felt his toryism much abated . " I ...
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