The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1846 - Authors, English |
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... Lady soliciting Church Preferment for her Son . The King confers on Johnson a Pension of 300l . a year . Letters to Lord - - - - Bute . Visit to Devonshire , with Sir Joshua Reynolds . Character of Collins . Dedication of Hoole's Tasso ...
... Lady soliciting Church Preferment for her Son . The King confers on Johnson a Pension of 300l . a year . Letters to Lord - - - - Bute . Visit to Devonshire , with Sir Joshua Reynolds . Character of Collins . Dedication of Hoole's Tasso ...
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... lady once asked him how he came to define Pastern the knee of a horse : instead of making an elaborate defence , as she ex- pected , he at once answered , " Ignorance , Madam , pure ignorance . " His definition of Network [ " any thing ...
... lady once asked him how he came to define Pastern the knee of a horse : instead of making an elaborate defence , as she ex- pected , he at once answered , " Ignorance , Madam , pure ignorance . " His definition of Network [ " any thing ...
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... lady of rank and elegance , that " his melancholy was then at its meridian . " It pleased GOD to grant him almost thirty years of life after this time ; and once when he was in a placid frame of mind , he was obliged to own to me that ...
... lady of rank and elegance , that " his melancholy was then at its meridian . " It pleased GOD to grant him almost thirty years of life after this time ; and once when he was in a placid frame of mind , he was obliged to own to me that ...
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... lady whom he had humanely received under his roof . Mr. Williams had followed the profession of physic in Wales ; but having a very strong propensity to the study of natural philosophy , had made many genious advances towards a ...
... lady whom he had humanely received under his roof . Mr. Williams had followed the profession of physic in Wales ; but having a very strong propensity to the study of natural philosophy , had made many genious advances towards a ...
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... Lady Frances , to the University of Dublin ; " desiring that immediately after the said estate shall come into their pos- session , they shall appoint two professors , one for the study of the native Erse or Irish Language , and the ...
... Lady Frances , to the University of Dublin ; " desiring that immediately after the said estate shall come into their pos- session , they shall appoint two professors , one for the study of the native Erse or Irish Language , and the ...
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