The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 46
... sermons . Upon this the mi- nister , on a subsequent Sunday , arraigned him by name from the pulpit with some severity ; and the agent , after the sermon was over , rose up and asked the minister aloud , " What bribe he had received for ...
... sermons . Upon this the mi- nister , on a subsequent Sunday , arraigned him by name from the pulpit with some severity ; and the agent , after the sermon was over , rose up and asked the minister aloud , " What bribe he had received for ...
Page 52
... sermon . But the complaint was not less ungracious from that man who had behaved so ill by his original libel , and at the time when he received the reproach he complains of . In the last article all the plaintiffs are equally concerned ...
... sermon . But the complaint was not less ungracious from that man who had behaved so ill by his original libel , and at the time when he received the reproach he complains of . In the last article all the plaintiffs are equally concerned ...
Page 82
... sermons more extensively , and in- creasing his reputation by publishing a collection of them . He transmitted the manuscript to Mr. Strahan the printer , who , after keeping it for some time , wrote a letter to him , discouraging the ...
... sermons more extensively , and in- creasing his reputation by publishing a collection of them . He transmitted the manuscript to Mr. Strahan the printer , who , after keeping it for some time , wrote a letter to him , discouraging the ...
Page 88
... sermons . If they are all like the first , which I have read , they are ' sermones aurei , ac auro magis aurei . ' It is excellently written , both as to doctrine and language . Mr. Watson's book " seems to be much esteemed . " Poor ...
... sermons . If they are all like the first , which I have read , they are ' sermones aurei , ac auro magis aurei . ' It is excellently written , both as to doctrine and language . Mr. Watson's book " seems to be much esteemed . " Poor ...
Page 93
... , I shall then receive it and be thankful for it , as a pledge of firm , and , I hope , of unalterable kindness . She is , after all , a dear , dear lady . " Please to return Dr. Blair thanks for his sermons METAT . 68. ] 93 DR . JOHNSON .
... , I shall then receive it and be thankful for it , as a pledge of firm , and , I hope , of unalterable kindness . She is , after all , a dear , dear lady . " Please to return Dr. Blair thanks for his sermons METAT . 68. ] 93 DR . JOHNSON .
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