The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument ; and there- fore would sometimes in ... truths of re- ligion and morality , that he might not have been incited to argue either for or against . Lord Elibank had ...
... truth , however , is , that he loved to display his ingenuity in argument ; and there- fore would sometimes in ... truths of re- ligion and morality , that he might not have been incited to argue either for or against . Lord Elibank had ...
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... truth is , that his humane consider- ation of the forlorn and indigent state in which this lady was left by her father , induced him to treat her with the utmost tenderness , and even to be desirous of procuring her amusement , so as ...
... truth is , that his humane consider- ation of the forlorn and indigent state in which this lady was left by her father , induced him to treat her with the utmost tenderness , and even to be desirous of procuring her amusement , so as ...
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... truth , to which Dr. Johnson so rigidly adhered , according to the best of his knowledge ; and which , we be- lieve , no consideration would have prevailed on him to violate . In regard to the matter which we now dismiss , he had , no ...
... truth , to which Dr. Johnson so rigidly adhered , according to the best of his knowledge ; and which , we be- lieve , no consideration would have prevailed on him to violate . In regard to the matter which we now dismiss , he had , no ...
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... truth . " " Fielding's Amelia was the most pleasing heroine of all the ro- mances , " he said ; " but that vile broken nose , never cured , ruined the sale of perhaps the only book , which being printed off [ published ] betimes one ...
... truth . " " Fielding's Amelia was the most pleasing heroine of all the ro- mances , " he said ; " but that vile broken nose , never cured , ruined the sale of perhaps the only book , which being printed off [ published ] betimes one ...
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... truth , that a certain female political writer , whose doctrines he disliked , had of late become very fond of dress , sat hours together at her toilet , and even put on rouge ; -JOHN- SON . " She is better employed at her toilet , than ...
... truth , that a certain female political writer , whose doctrines he disliked , had of late become very fond of dress , sat hours together at her toilet , and even put on rouge ; -JOHN- SON . " She is better employed at her toilet , than ...
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