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I am happy to think , that he lived to see the crown at last recover its just influence
. At Leicester we read in the newspaper that Dr . James was dead . I thought that
the death of an old schoolfellow , and one with whom he had lived a good deal ...
I am happy to think , that he lived to see the crown at last recover its just influence
. At Leicester we read in the newspaper that Dr . James was dead . I thought that
the death of an old schoolfellow , and one with whom he had lived a good deal ...
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Undoubtedly if this were the case , literature would have a still greater dignity and
splendour at Oxford , and there would be grander living sources of instruction . . I
mentioned Mr . Maclaurin ' s uneasiness on account of a degree of ridicule ...
Undoubtedly if this were the case , literature would have a still greater dignity and
splendour at Oxford , and there would be grander living sources of instruction . . I
mentioned Mr . Maclaurin ' s uneasiness on account of a degree of ridicule ...
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... handsome fortune , as it was reckoned , before means were found to acquire
those immense sums which have been brought from thence of late : " he was a
scholar , and an agreeable man , and lived very prettily in London till his wife
died .
... handsome fortune , as it was reckoned , before means were found to acquire
those immense sums which have been brought from thence of late : " he was a
scholar , and an agreeable man , and lived very prettily in London till his wife
died .
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We are assured that the thought was not harboured by some of the proprietors ,
who are still living ; and we hope that it did not occur to the first designer of the
work , who was also the printer of it , and who bore a respectable character .
We are assured that the thought was not harboured by some of the proprietors ,
who are still living ; and we hope that it did not occur to the first designer of the
work , who was also the printer of it , and who bore a respectable character .
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Davies said of a well - known dramatick author , that " he lived upon potted
stories , and that he made his way as Hannibal did , by vinegar ; having begun by
attacking people , particularly the players . ” He reminded Dr . Johnson of Mr .
Murphy ...
Davies said of a well - known dramatick author , that " he lived upon potted
stories , and that he made his way as Hannibal did , by vinegar ; having begun by
attacking people , particularly the players . ” He reminded Dr . Johnson of Mr .
Murphy ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
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