The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2Harper, 1859 |
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... lordship means that part of his ' Annals ' which relates the history of that prince , and not a separate work . " Shall we have A Journey to Paris , ' from you in the winter ? You will , I hope , at any rate , be kind enough to give me ...
... lordship means that part of his ' Annals ' which relates the history of that prince , and not a separate work . " Shall we have A Journey to Paris , ' from you in the winter ? You will , I hope , at any rate , be kind enough to give me ...
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... lordship . Mr. Thrale would have written to you if I had omitted ; he sends his compliments , and wishes to see you . " You and your lady will now have no more wrangling about feudal inheritance . In 1776 , Johnson wrote , so far as I ...
... lordship . Mr. Thrale would have written to you if I had omitted ; he sends his compliments , and wishes to see you . " You and your lady will now have no more wrangling about feudal inheritance . In 1776 , Johnson wrote , so far as I ...
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... lordship obligingly took the trouble to write me a letter , in which he discussed , with legal and historical learning , the points in which I saw much difficulty , maintaining that " the succession of heirs - general was the succession ...
... lordship obligingly took the trouble to write me a letter , in which he discussed , with legal and historical learning , the points in which I saw much difficulty , maintaining that " the succession of heirs - general was the succession ...
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... lordship , " which you put , is a most respectable one , especially when conscience and self are on different sides . But I think that conscience is not well informed , and that self and she ought on this occasion to be of a side ...
... lordship , " which you put , is a most respectable one , especially when conscience and self are on different sides . But I think that conscience is not well informed , and that self and she ought on this occasion to be of a side ...
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... lordship wrote to me : " Your scruples have produced more fruit than I ever expected from them ; an excellent dissertation on ge- neral principles of morals and law . " I wrote to Dr. Johnson on the 20th of February , complaining of ...
... lordship wrote to me : " Your scruples have produced more fruit than I ever expected from them ; an excellent dissertation on ge- neral principles of morals and law . " I wrote to Dr. Johnson on the 20th of February , complaining of ...
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