The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 7J. Murray, 1839 |
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Page 67
... sent the master to prison . " ( 1 ) JOHNSON . " To resist temptation once is not a sufficient proof of honesty . If a servant , indeed , were to resist the continued temptation of silver lying in a window , as some people let it lie ...
... sent the master to prison . " ( 1 ) JOHNSON . " To resist temptation once is not a sufficient proof of honesty . If a servant , indeed , were to resist the continued temptation of silver lying in a window , as some people let it lie ...
Page 192
... sent ambassadors to Louis the Four- teenth , but Louis the Fourteenth sent none to the King of Siam . " ( 1 ) Here my friend for once discovered a want of knowledge or forgetfulness ; for Louis the Four- teenth did send an embassy to ...
... sent ambassadors to Louis the Four- teenth , but Louis the Fourteenth sent none to the King of Siam . " ( 1 ) Here my friend for once discovered a want of knowledge or forgetfulness ; for Louis the Four- teenth did send an embassy to ...
Page 313
... sent you a little stuff gown , such as is all the fashion at this time . Yours is the same with Mrs. Thrale's , and Miss bought it for us . These stuffs are very cheap , and are thought very pretty . Pray give my compliments to Mr ...
... sent you a little stuff gown , such as is all the fashion at this time . Yours is the same with Mrs. Thrale's , and Miss bought it for us . These stuffs are very cheap , and are thought very pretty . Pray give my compliments to Mr ...
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