The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Heritage Press, 1963 - Authors, English |
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Page 122
... never written till very lately for the purposes of religion . A nation that cannot write , or a language that was never written , has no manuscripts . ' But whatever he had he never offered to show . If old manuscripts should now be ...
... never written till very lately for the purposes of religion . A nation that cannot write , or a language that was never written , has no manuscripts . ' But whatever he had he never offered to show . If old manuscripts should now be ...
Page 256
... never been born , or had never died . So it would have been better for this nation if Lord Bute had never been minister , or had never resigned . ' In the evening we went to the Town - hall , which was converted into a temporary theatre ...
... never been born , or had never died . So it would have been better for this nation if Lord Bute had never been minister , or had never resigned . ' In the evening we went to the Town - hall , which was converted into a temporary theatre ...
Page 418
... never to return . Whereas the airs in ' The Beggar's Opera , ' many of which are very soft , never fail to render me gay , because they are associated with the warm sensations and high spirits of London . -This evening , while some of ...
... never to return . Whereas the airs in ' The Beggar's Opera , ' many of which are very soft , never fail to render me gay , because they are associated with the warm sensations and high spirits of London . -This evening , while some of ...
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