The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman with a very small portion , because a woman of fortune will be propor- tionably expensive ; whereas a woman who brings none will be very moderate in ...
... common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman with a very small portion , because a woman of fortune will be propor- tionably expensive ; whereas a woman who brings none will be very moderate in ...
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... common soldier , too , generally eats more than he can pay for . But when a common soldier is civil in his quarters , his red coat procures him a degree of re- spect . " The peculiar respect paid to the military character in France was ...
... common soldier , too , generally eats more than he can pay for . But when a common soldier is civil in his quarters , his red coat procures him a degree of re- spect . " The peculiar respect paid to the military character in France was ...
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... common law . Would it not rather weaken the right of primogeniture , or any other old and universally acknowledged right , should the legislature pass an act in favour of it ? In my Letter to the people of Scotland , against diminishing ...
... common law . Would it not rather weaken the right of primogeniture , or any other old and universally acknowledged right , should the legislature pass an act in favour of it ? In my Letter to the people of Scotland , against diminishing ...
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... common topick of con- versation . I found it mighty dull ; and , as to the style , it is fit for the second table . " Why he thought so , I was at a loss to conceive . He now gave it as his opinion , that " Akenside was a superiour poet ...
... common topick of con- versation . I found it mighty dull ; and , as to the style , it is fit for the second table . " Why he thought so , I was at a loss to conceive . He now gave it as his opinion , that " Akenside was a superiour poet ...
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... produce more books in a given time than Greece and Rome ; put England , Spain , Germany , and the northern kingdoms out of the question . - BLAKEWAY . general , the common people keep their stations . And ÆTAT . 67. ] 29 DR . JOHNSON .
... produce more books in a given time than Greece and Rome ; put England , Spain , Germany , and the northern kingdoms out of the question . - BLAKEWAY . general , the common people keep their stations . And ÆTAT . 67. ] 29 DR . JOHNSON .
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