The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... what he ever looked upon with horrour ; for although when in a celestial frame of mind , in his Vanity of Human Wishes , he has supposed 66 66 death to be " kind nature's signal for retreat , ÆTAT . 60. ] 85 DR . JOHNSON .
... what he ever looked upon with horrour ; for although when in a celestial frame of mind , in his Vanity of Human Wishes , he has supposed 66 66 death to be " kind nature's signal for retreat , ÆTAT . 60. ] 85 DR . JOHNSON .
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James Boswell. death to be " kind nature's signal for retreat , " from this state of being to " a happier seat , " his thoughts upon this awful change were in general full of dismal apprehensions . His mind resembled the vast ...
James Boswell. death to be " kind nature's signal for retreat , " from this state of being to " a happier seat , " his thoughts upon this awful change were in general full of dismal apprehensions . His mind resembled the vast ...
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... kind of marriages ; whereas , we should have a form for matches of convenience , of which there are many . " He agreed with me , that there was no absolute necessity for having the marriage ceremony performed by a regular clergyman ...
... kind of marriages ; whereas , we should have a form for matches of convenience , of which there are many . " He agreed with me , that there was no absolute necessity for having the marriage ceremony performed by a regular clergyman ...
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... kind protector . The following admirable minute made by him , describes so well his own state , and that of numbers to whom self- examination is habitual , that I cannot omit it . 66 June 1 , 1770. Every man naturally persuades himself ...
... kind protector . The following admirable minute made by him , describes so well his own state , and that of numbers to whom self- examination is habitual , that I cannot omit it . 66 June 1 , 1770. Every man naturally persuades himself ...
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... kind to let us know that you receive it . " I am , sir , etc. " Johnson's - court , Fleet - street , March 21 , 1770. " " SAM . JOHNSON . f Prayers and Meditations , vol . ix . p . 239 ; where , among instances of regu- larity which he ...
... kind to let us know that you receive it . " I am , sir , etc. " Johnson's - court , Fleet - street , March 21 , 1770. " " SAM . JOHNSON . f Prayers and Meditations , vol . ix . p . 239 ; where , among instances of regu- larity which he ...
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