The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... late Dr. Taylor " , prebendary of Westminster , who was educated under him , told me that he was an excellent master , and that his ushers were most of them men of emi- nence ; that Holdbrook , one of the most ingenious men , best ...
... late Dr. Taylor " , prebendary of Westminster , who was educated under him , told me that he was an excellent master , and that his ushers were most of them men of emi- nence ; that Holdbrook , one of the most ingenious men , best ...
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... late , He flies to press , and hurries on his fate ; Swiftly he sees the imagin'd laurels spread , And feels the unfading wreath surround his head . Warn'd by another's fate , vain youth , be wise ; Those dreams were Settle's once , and ...
... late , He flies to press , and hurries on his fate ; Swiftly he sees the imagin'd laurels spread , And feels the unfading wreath surround his head . Warn'd by another's fate , vain youth , be wise ; Those dreams were Settle's once , and ...
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... late professor Gaubius of Leyden , physician to the prince of Orange , in a conversation which I had with him several years ago , and he expanded it thus : " If , " said he , " a man tell me that he is grievously disturbed , for that he ...
... late professor Gaubius of Leyden , physician to the prince of Orange , in a conversation which I had with him several years ago , and he expanded it thus : " If , " said he , " a man tell me that he is grievously disturbed , for that he ...
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... late in life , and consequently had been confirmed in coarse and ferocious manners by long habits , is wholly without foundation . Some of the ladies have assured me , they recollected him well when a young man , as distinguished for ...
... late in life , and consequently had been confirmed in coarse and ferocious manners by long habits , is wholly without foundation . Some of the ladies have assured me , they recollected him well when a young man , as distinguished for ...
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... late language ; no Chinese perfectly polite , and completely skilled in all sciences : he will discover , what will always be discovered by a diligent and impartial inquirer , that wherever human nature is to be found , there is a ...
... late language ; no Chinese perfectly polite , and completely skilled in all sciences : he will discover , what will always be discovered by a diligent and impartial inquirer , that wherever human nature is to be found , there is a ...
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