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... soon come up with me . When she did , I observed her to be in tears . " This , it must be allowed , was a singular beginning of connubial felicity ; but there is no doubt that Johnson , though he thus showed a manly firmness , proved a ...
... soon come up with me . When she did , I observed her to be in tears . " This , it must be allowed , was a singular beginning of connubial felicity ; but there is no doubt that Johnson , though he thus showed a manly firmness , proved a ...
Page 64
... soon diverted by his decided pre- ference for the stage . This joint expedition of those two eminent men to the metropolis , was many years afterwards noticed in an alle- gorical poem on Shakspeare's mulberry tree , by Mr. Lovi- bond ...
... soon diverted by his decided pre- ference for the stage . This joint expedition of those two eminent men to the metropolis , was many years afterwards noticed in an alle- gorical poem on Shakspeare's mulberry tree , by Mr. Lovi- bond ...
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... of writing to you a few days ago , I did not expect a repetition of the same pleasure so soon ; for a pleasure I shall always think it , to converse in any manner with an ingenious and candid man ; but 80 THE LIFE OF [ 1738 .
... of writing to you a few days ago , I did not expect a repetition of the same pleasure so soon ; for a pleasure I shall always think it , to converse in any manner with an ingenious and candid man ; but 80 THE LIFE OF [ 1738 .
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... soon be déterréh❞ We shall presently see , from a note written by Pope ' , that he was himself afterwards more successful in his inquiries than his friend . " " That in this justly celebrated poem may be found a few rhymes which the ...
... soon be déterréh❞ We shall presently see , from a note written by Pope ' , that he was himself afterwards more successful in his inquiries than his friend . " " That in this justly celebrated poem may be found a few rhymes which the ...
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... soon satisfied with it . And I think the Examen should be pushed forward with the utmost expe- dition . Thus , ' This day , etc. An Examen of Mr. Pope's Essay , etc. containing a succinct Account of the Philosophy of Mr. Leibnitz on the ...
... soon satisfied with it . And I think the Examen should be pushed forward with the utmost expe- dition . Thus , ' This day , etc. An Examen of Mr. Pope's Essay , etc. containing a succinct Account of the Philosophy of Mr. Leibnitz on the ...
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