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... on account of the bad success of that work , had killed him . He this evening
observed of it , “ That work was his death . ” Mr. Warton , not adverting to his
meaning , answered , " I believe so ; from the great attention he bestowed on it .
... on account of the bad success of that work , had killed him . He this evening
observed of it , “ That work was his death . ” Mr. Warton , not adverting to his
meaning , answered , " I believe so ; from the great attention he bestowed on it .
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He was flattered by such pleasing attention , and politely told her , he never drank
wine ; but if she would drink a glass of water , he was much at her service . She
accepted . “ Oho , Sir ! ( said Lord Newhaven ) you are caught . " JOHNSON .
He was flattered by such pleasing attention , and politely told her , he never drank
wine ; but if she would drink a glass of water , he was much at her service . She
accepted . “ Oho , Sir ! ( said Lord Newhaven ) you are caught . " JOHNSON .
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I am better , and hope to have it in my power to convince you by my attention , of
how much consequence I esteem your health to the world and to myself . I remain
, Sir , with grateful respect , “ Your obliged and obedient servant , " MARGARET ...
I am better , and hope to have it in my power to convince you by my attention , of
how much consequence I esteem your health to the world and to myself . I remain
, Sir , with grateful respect , “ Your obliged and obedient servant , " MARGARET ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Henry Richard Tedder |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Editor | Percy Fitzgerald |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2020 |
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