The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... mean and ungenerous enough to make use of legal process to recover it . But of such speculations there is no end : we cannot dive into the hearts of men ; but their actions are open to observation . ' " I then mentioned to him , that ...
... mean and ungenerous enough to make use of legal process to recover it . But of such speculations there is no end : we cannot dive into the hearts of men ; but their actions are open to observation . ' " I then mentioned to him , that ...
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... means it has been preserved . Hic requiescit THOMAS PARNELL , S. T. P. Qui sacerdos pariter et poeta , Utrasque partes ita implevit , Ut neque sacerdoti suavitas poetæ , Nec poetæ sacerdotis sanctitas , deesset . Various readings in the ...
... means it has been preserved . Hic requiescit THOMAS PARNELL , S. T. P. Qui sacerdos pariter et poeta , Utrasque partes ita implevit , Ut neque sacerdoti suavitas poetæ , Nec poetæ sacerdotis sanctitas , deesset . Various readings in the ...
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... means " " c Let not my readers smile to think of Johnson's being a candidate for female favour : Mr. Peter Garrick assured me that he was told by a lady , that in her opinion Johnson was a very seducing man . " Disadvantages of person ...
... means " " c Let not my readers smile to think of Johnson's being a candidate for female favour : Mr. Peter Garrick assured me that he was told by a lady , that in her opinion Johnson was a very seducing man . " Disadvantages of person ...
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... means well than thinks vigorously ] as it seems of leisure than of study , rather effusions than compositions . " His last literary [ work ] production . " [ Found the way ] undertook to persuade . " As the introduction to his critical ...
... means well than thinks vigorously ] as it seems of leisure than of study , rather effusions than compositions . " His last literary [ work ] production . " [ Found the way ] undertook to persuade . " As the introduction to his critical ...
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... mean on that of my own credit , which I fear will suffer by the information conveyed by them , that I was early in the possession of such valuable instructions for the beneficial employment of the influence of my late station , and ( as ...
... mean on that of my own credit , which I fear will suffer by the information conveyed by them , that I was early in the possession of such valuable instructions for the beneficial employment of the influence of my late station , and ( as ...
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