The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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... lady of my acquaintance , who maintained , that her husband's having been guilty of num- berless infidelities , released her from conjugal obligations , because they were reciprocal . JOHNSON . " This is miserable stuff , Sir To the ...
... lady of my acquaintance , who maintained , that her husband's having been guilty of num- berless infidelities , released her from conjugal obligations , because they were reciprocal . JOHNSON . " This is miserable stuff , Sir To the ...
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... lady would , indeed , be very afflictive , and I hope she is in no danger . Take care to keep her mind as easy as is possible . " I have left Langton in London . He has been down with the militia , and is again quiet at home , talking ...
... lady would , indeed , be very afflictive , and I hope she is in no danger . Take care to keep her mind as easy as is possible . " I have left Langton in London . He has been down with the militia , and is again quiet at home , talking ...
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... lady in her sufferings . " JOHNSON . " Nay , don't endeavour to palliate this . Guilt is a principal feature . in the picture . Kames is puzzled with a question that puzzled me when I was a very young man . Why is it that the interest ...
... lady in her sufferings . " JOHNSON . " Nay , don't endeavour to palliate this . Guilt is a principal feature . in the picture . Kames is puzzled with a question that puzzled me when I was a very young man . Why is it that the interest ...
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