The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2Harper, 1859 |
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... called " his annual ramble into the middle counties , " of which his let- ters to Mrs. Thrale give a kind of journal . He had , it seems , previous to his departure , a kind of fit , which , as well as Mr. Thrale's care for his personal ...
... called " his annual ramble into the middle counties , " of which his let- ters to Mrs. Thrale give a kind of journal . He had , it seems , previous to his departure , a kind of fit , which , as well as Mr. Thrale's care for his personal ...
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... called generally the Palais , which from being the old palace of the kings of France had ( like our own palace of Westminster ) become appropriated to the sittings of the parliament and the courts of justice ; and criminal - Queries on ...
... called generally the Palais , which from being the old palace of the kings of France had ( like our own palace of Westminster ) become appropriated to the sittings of the parliament and the courts of justice ; and criminal - Queries on ...
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... called the Huguin , taller than any horse - Two camels with one bunch - Among the birds was a pelican , who being let out , went to a fountain , and swam about to catch fish - His feet well webbed ; he dipped his head , and turned his ...
... called the Huguin , taller than any horse - Two camels with one bunch - Among the birds was a pelican , who being let out , went to a fountain , and swam about to catch fish - His feet well webbed ; he dipped his head , and turned his ...
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... Called on the prior , and found him in bed . Monday , 30th October . - We saw the library of St. Germain -A very noble collection - Codex Divinorum Officiorum , 1459 — a letter , square like that of the Offi- ces , perhaps the same ...
... Called on the prior , and found him in bed . Monday , 30th October . - We saw the library of St. Germain -A very noble collection - Codex Divinorum Officiorum , 1459 — a letter , square like that of the Offi- ces , perhaps the same ...
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... called to the succession . My father had declared a predilection for heirs- general , that is , males and females indis- criminately . He was willing , however , that all males descending from his grand - father should be preferred to ...
... called to the succession . My father had declared a predilection for heirs- general , that is , males and females indis- criminately . He was willing , however , that all males descending from his grand - father should be preferred to ...
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