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... originals may be examined . I beg leave to express my warmest thanks to those who have been pleased to favour me with communications and advice in the conduct of my work . But I cannot suffi- ciently acknowledge my obligations to my ...
... originals may be examined . I beg leave to express my warmest thanks to those who have been pleased to favour me with communications and advice in the conduct of my work . But I cannot suffi- ciently acknowledge my obligations to my ...
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... original Essays are , The Preliminary Address ; intern . evid . An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain ; intern . evid . Remarks on the Militia Bill ; intern . evid . Observations on his Britannick Majesty's Treaties ...
... original Essays are , The Preliminary Address ; intern . evid . An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain ; intern . evid . Remarks on the Militia Bill ; intern . evid . Observations on his Britannick Majesty's Treaties ...
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... original . " I am fully aware of the objections which may be made to the minuteness , on some occasions , of my detail of John- son's conversation , and how happily it is adapted for the petty exercise of ridicule , by men of ...
... original . " I am fully aware of the objections which may be made to the minuteness , on some occasions , of my detail of John- son's conversation , and how happily it is adapted for the petty exercise of ridicule , by men of ...
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... original of the parson in Hogarth's Modern Midnight Conversation . Sir John Hawkins communicated to Mr. Nichols that the origi- nal of the parson was orator Henley . Nichols ' Works of Hogarth , 4to . vol . ii . p . 110 . As was ...
... original of the parson in Hogarth's Modern Midnight Conversation . Sir John Hawkins communicated to Mr. Nichols that the origi- nal of the parson was orator Henley . Nichols ' Works of Hogarth , 4to . vol . ii . p . 110 . As was ...
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... original of Dr. Johnson's belief in our most holy religion . " At the age of ten years his mind was disturbed by scruples of infidelity , which preyed upon his spirits , and made him very uneasy ; the more so , as he revealed his ...
... original of Dr. Johnson's belief in our most holy religion . " At the age of ten years his mind was disturbed by scruples of infidelity , which preyed upon his spirits , and made him very uneasy ; the more so , as he revealed his ...
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