The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... appearing to be in a reverie , Mr. Edwards addressed himself to me , and expatiated on the pleasure of living in the country . Bos- WELL . " I have no notion of this , Sir . What you have to enter- tain you is , I think , exhausted in ...
... appearing to be in a reverie , Mr. Edwards addressed himself to me , and expatiated on the pleasure of living in the country . Bos- WELL . " I have no notion of this , Sir . What you have to enter- tain you is , I think , exhausted in ...
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... appearance was much improved . He got better clothes ; and the dark colour , from which he never deviated , was enlivened by metal buttons . His wigs , too , were much better ; and , during their travels in France , he was furnished ...
... appearance was much improved . He got better clothes ; and the dark colour , from which he never deviated , was enlivened by metal buttons . His wigs , too , were much better ; and , during their travels in France , he was furnished ...
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... appeared at a masquerade , habillée en Jésuite , during the fierce contentions of the followers of Molinos and Jansenius concerning free - will : " On s'étonne ici que Caliste , Aft pris l'habit de Moliniste . Puisque cette jeune beauté ...
... appeared at a masquerade , habillée en Jésuite , during the fierce contentions of the followers of Molinos and Jansenius concerning free - will : " On s'étonne ici que Caliste , Aft pris l'habit de Moliniste . Puisque cette jeune beauté ...
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... appeared ? " ' Sir , it was believed . A waiter at the Hummums , in which house Ford died , had been absent for some time , and returned , not knowing that Ford was dead . Going down to the cellar , according to the story , he met him ...
... appeared ? " ' Sir , it was believed . A waiter at the Hummums , in which house Ford died , had been absent for some time , and returned , not knowing that Ford was dead . Going down to the cellar , according to the story , he met him ...
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... appearance of Sir George Villiers's ghost , as if Clarendon were weakly credulous ; when the truth is , that Clarendon only says , that the story was upon a better foundation of credit than usually such discourses are founded upon ; nay ...
... appearance of Sir George Villiers's ghost , as if Clarendon were weakly credulous ; when the truth is , that Clarendon only says , that the story was upon a better foundation of credit than usually such discourses are founded upon ; nay ...
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