The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 7J. Murray, 1839 |
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... present master ; who pretends no claim to his obedience , but that he bought him from a merchant of slaves , whose right to sell him never was examined . It is said , that according to the constitu- tions of Jamaica he was legally ...
... present master ; who pretends no claim to his obedience , but that he bought him from a merchant of slaves , whose right to sell him never was examined . It is said , that according to the constitu- tions of Jamaica he was legally ...
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... present the day before , when Mrs. Montagu , the literary lady , sat to Miss Reynolds for her picture ; and that she said , " she had bound up Mr. Gibbon's History without the last two offensive chapters ; for that she thought the book ...
... present the day before , when Mrs. Montagu , the literary lady , sat to Miss Reynolds for her picture ; and that she said , " she had bound up Mr. Gibbon's History without the last two offensive chapters ; for that she thought the book ...
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... present stock of mechanical know- ledge . Sir , he would bring home a grinding barrow , which you see in every street in London , and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement . ' " Greek , Sir , ' said he , is like lace ...
... present stock of mechanical know- ledge . Sir , he would bring home a grinding barrow , which you see in every street in London , and think that he had furnished a wonderful improvement . ' " Greek , Sir , ' said he , is like lace ...
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