The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 7J. Murray, 1839 |
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... letter to you upon the subject of the unlucky contest of that day , and you will be kind enough to put in writing , as an answer to that letter , what you have now said , and as Lord Percy is to dine with us at General Paoli's soon , I ...
... letter to you upon the subject of the unlucky contest of that day , and you will be kind enough to put in writing , as an answer to that letter , what you have now said , and as Lord Percy is to dine with us at General Paoli's soon , I ...
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... letter from you yesterday , dear Sir , with a most circumstantial date . ( ) You took trouble with my circulating letter , Mr. Evans writes me word , and I thank you sincerely for so doing ; one might do mischief else , not being on the ...
... letter from you yesterday , dear Sir , with a most circumstantial date . ( ) You took trouble with my circulating letter , Mr. Evans writes me word , and I thank you sincerely for so doing ; one might do mischief else , not being on the ...
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... LETTER 373. TO MR . THOMAS WARTON . ( 1 ) - " Bolt Court , Fleet Street , May 9. 1780 . " SIR , I have your pardon to ask for an involun- tary fault . In a parcel sent from Mr. Boswell I found the enclosed letter , which , without ...
... LETTER 373. TO MR . THOMAS WARTON . ( 1 ) - " Bolt Court , Fleet Street , May 9. 1780 . " SIR , I have your pardon to ask for an involun- tary fault . In a parcel sent from Mr. Boswell I found the enclosed letter , which , without ...
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