The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4Derby & Jackson, 1858 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... seems , ex- asperated him , though he said nothing at the time . The cloud was . charged with sulphureous vapour , which was afterwards to burst in thunder . We talked of a gentleman [ Mr. Langton ] , who was run- ning out his fortune ...
... seems , ex- asperated him , though he said nothing at the time . The cloud was . charged with sulphureous vapour , which was afterwards to burst in thunder . We talked of a gentleman [ Mr. Langton ] , who was run- ning out his fortune ...
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... B . It is the fashion to call Cowper's a miser- able failure , and by the side of Pope's fallacious brilliancy it undoubtedly seems deficient in JOHNSON . " All that is We talked of antiquarian 38 1778 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... B . It is the fashion to call Cowper's a miser- able failure , and by the side of Pope's fallacious brilliancy it undoubtedly seems deficient in JOHNSON . " All that is We talked of antiquarian 38 1778 . LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... is certainly the nearest portrait we have of Homer , and the more one reads it , the better it seems . - C . 1835 . 1 Lord Clive . - C . I would have a man great in great things , ETAT . 69 . 39 DR . HENRY'S HISTORY .
... is certainly the nearest portrait we have of Homer , and the more one reads it , the better it seems . - C . 1835 . 1 Lord Clive . - C . I would have a man great in great things , ETAT . 69 . 39 DR . HENRY'S HISTORY .
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... seem , in Wales . ( See Skinner in v . ) But the heifers of Scotland and Wales , when brought to England , being ... seems so much less offensive than fifty others , that Boswell relates himself to have endured patiently , that it is ...
... seem , in Wales . ( See Skinner in v . ) But the heifers of Scotland and Wales , when brought to England , being ... seems so much less offensive than fifty others , that Boswell relates himself to have endured patiently , that it is ...
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... seems to countenance fanaticism , and which every sober - minded Christian feels to be a mere play on words ; for the love of God and the love of one's wife and friend are certainly not the same passion . - C . 2 No doubt Dr. Robertson ...
... seems to countenance fanaticism , and which every sober - minded Christian feels to be a mere play on words ; for the love of God and the love of one's wife and friend are certainly not the same passion . - C . 2 No doubt Dr. Robertson ...
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