The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... once more owe my recovery to warm weather , which seems to make no advances towards us . " Such is my health , which will , I hope , soon grow better . In other respects I have no reason to complain . I know not that I have written any ...
... once more owe my recovery to warm weather , which seems to make no advances towards us . " Such is my health , which will , I hope , soon grow better . In other respects I have no reason to complain . I know not that I have written any ...
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... . Gerard Hamilton ; and this was , perhaps , the occasion which made Mr. Hamilton say that he once asked him for 50 % . for a charitable pur- pose.-ED. ] " We were married almost seventeen years , and have 22 1782. - ETAT . 73 .
... . Gerard Hamilton ; and this was , perhaps , the occasion which made Mr. Hamilton say that he once asked him for 50 % . for a charitable pur- pose.-ED. ] " We were married almost seventeen years , and have 22 1782. - ETAT . 73 .
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... once with his excellent table and animated conversation . Mr. Metcalfe showed him great re- spect , and sent him a note that he might have the use of his carriage whenever he pleased . Johnson ( 3d October , 1782 ) returned this polite ...
... once with his excellent table and animated conversation . Mr. Metcalfe showed him great re- spect , and sent him a note that he might have the use of his carriage whenever he pleased . Johnson ( 3d October , 1782 ) returned this polite ...
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... once his utility and his fame . See ante , vol . iv . p . 377. He died in 1776 , æt . 83.-ED. ] 4 [ Styan Thirlby ; a critic of at least as much reputation as he deserves . He studied successively divinity , medicine , and law . He ...
... once his utility and his fame . See ante , vol . iv . p . 377. He died in 1776 , æt . 83.-ED. ] 4 [ Styan Thirlby ; a critic of at least as much reputation as he deserves . He studied successively divinity , medicine , and law . He ...
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... once maintained the paradox , that there is no beauty but in utility . ' Sir , ' said I , ' what say you to the peacock's tail , which is one of the most beautiful objects in nature , but would have as much utility if its feathers were ...
... once maintained the paradox , that there is no beauty but in utility . ' Sir , ' said I , ' what say you to the peacock's tail , which is one of the most beautiful objects in nature , but would have as much utility if its feathers were ...
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