The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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... give you a list of the Poets we mean to give , many of which are within the time of the Act of Queen Anne , which Martin and Bell cannot give , as they have no property in them ; the proprietors are almost all the booksellers in London ...
... give you a list of the Poets we mean to give , many of which are within the time of the Act of Queen Anne , which Martin and Bell cannot give , as they have no property in them ; the proprietors are almost all the booksellers in London ...
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... give me pain , as it would counteract my internal inclination . would have something that can dissipate the vis inertia and give elasticity to the muscles . As I imagine that the human body may be put , by the operation of other ...
... give me pain , as it would counteract my internal inclination . would have something that can dissipate the vis inertia and give elasticity to the muscles . As I imagine that the human body may be put , by the operation of other ...
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... give me the greatest pleasure to be of any service to a man whom the publick properly esteem , and whom I esteem and respect as much as I do Dr. Johnson . " Dr. Hope's , " Few people have a better claim on me than your friend , as ...
... give me the greatest pleasure to be of any service to a man whom the publick properly esteem , and whom I esteem and respect as much as I do Dr. Johnson . " Dr. Hope's , " Few people have a better claim on me than your friend , as ...
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