The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... applied in 1736 to Mr. Budworth , to be received by him as an assistant in his school in Staffordshire . MALONE . y See Gent Mag . Dec. 1784 , p . 957 . not know whether it was more disagreeable for him to 48 [ 1733 . THE LIFE OF.
... applied in 1736 to Mr. Budworth , to be received by him as an assistant in his school in Staffordshire . MALONE . y See Gent Mag . Dec. 1784 , p . 957 . not know whether it was more disagreeable for him to 48 [ 1733 . THE LIFE OF.
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... received from the fathers of Ethiopia , with an account that sultan Segned , emperour of Abys- sinia , was converted to the church of Rome ; that many of his subjects had followed his example , and that there was a great want of ...
... received from the fathers of Ethiopia , with an account that sultan Segned , emperour of Abys- sinia , was converted to the church of Rome ; that many of his subjects had followed his example , and that there was a great want of ...
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... receiving from her a Sprig of Myrtle . What hopes , what terrours does thy gift create , Ambiguous emblem of uncertain fate ! The myrtle , ensign of supreme command , Consign'd by Venus to Melissa's hand ; Not less capricious than a ...
... receiving from her a Sprig of Myrtle . What hopes , what terrours does thy gift create , Ambiguous emblem of uncertain fate ! The myrtle , ensign of supreme command , Consign'd by Venus to Melissa's hand ; Not less capricious than a ...
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... received the following letter from Mr. Edmund Hector , on the subject . " DEAR SIR , -I am sorry to see you are engaged in altercation with a lady , who seems unwilling to be convinced of her errours . Surely it would be more in ...
... received the following letter from Mr. Edmund Hector , on the subject . " DEAR SIR , -I am sorry to see you are engaged in altercation with a lady , who seems unwilling to be convinced of her errours . Surely it would be more in ...
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... receiving their bounty , which would make him happy for life , by not being a master of arts ; which , by the statutes of this school , the master of it must be . " Now these gentlemen do me the honour to think that I have interest ...
... receiving their bounty , which would make him happy for life , by not being a master of arts ; which , by the statutes of this school , the master of it must be . " Now these gentlemen do me the honour to think that I have interest ...
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