The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... manner . " I lately , " said he , " received a letter from the East Indies , from a gentleman whom I formerly knew very well : he had returned from that country with a handsome fortune , as it was reckoned , before means were found to ...
... manner . " I lately , " said he , " received a letter from the East Indies , from a gentleman whom I formerly knew very well : he had returned from that country with a handsome fortune , as it was reckoned , before means were found to ...
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... manners , abilities , rank , and ac- complishments . He was at once the companion of the brilliant colonel Forrester of the guards , who wrote The Polite Philosopher , and of the awkward and uncouth Robert Levet ; of lord Thurlow , and ...
... manners , abilities , rank , and ac- complishments . He was at once the companion of the brilliant colonel Forrester of the guards , who wrote The Polite Philosopher , and of the awkward and uncouth Robert Levet ; of lord Thurlow , and ...
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... manner ; and at Oxford he said , " he wished he had learned to play at cards . " The truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument ; and there- fore would sometimes in conversation maintain opinions which he ...
... manner ; and at Oxford he said , " he wished he had learned to play at cards . " The truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument ; and there- fore would sometimes in conversation maintain opinions which he ...
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... manner upon this holy festival , the commemoration of the most joyful event in the history of our world , the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour , who , having triumphed over death and the grave , proclaimed immortality to mankind . I ...
... manner upon this holy festival , the commemoration of the most joyful event in the history of our world , the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour , who , having triumphed over death and the grave , proclaimed immortality to mankind . I ...
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... manner of eating , in consequence of her blindness , she could not but offend the delicacy of persons of nice sensations . After coffee , we went to afternoon service in St. Cle- ment's church . Observing some beggars in the street as ...
... manner of eating , in consequence of her blindness , she could not but offend the delicacy of persons of nice sensations . After coffee , we went to afternoon service in St. Cle- ment's church . Observing some beggars in the street as ...
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