The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D: Including A Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2A. V. Blake, 1844 |
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... heard of generosity , benevolence , and com- Mont . MS . passion , but never have I known or expe- rienced the reality of those virtues , till this joyful morning , when I received the honour of your most tender and affectionate letter ...
... heard of generosity , benevolence , and com- Mont . MS . passion , but never have I known or expe- rienced the reality of those virtues , till this joyful morning , when I received the honour of your most tender and affectionate letter ...
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... heard better , I sup- pose I should learn faster . I am , sir , your humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " " TO THE SAME . " Paris , 22d October , 1775 . " DEAR SIR , -We are still here , com- monly very busy in looking about us . We ...
... heard better , I sup- pose I should learn faster . I am , sir , your humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " " TO THE SAME . " Paris , 22d October , 1775 . " DEAR SIR , -We are still here , com- monly very busy in looking about us . We ...
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... heard from you . I am afraid winter has laid hold on your fingers , and hinders you from writing . However , let somebody write , if you cannot , and tell me how you do , and a little of what has hap pened at Lichfield among our friends ...
... heard from you . I am afraid winter has laid hold on your fingers , and hinders you from writing . However , let somebody write , if you cannot , and tell me how you do , and a little of what has hap pened at Lichfield among our friends ...
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... heard Drunken women - Mrs . Th [ rale ] preferred one to the other . 66 Friday , 20th October . - We saw the queen mount in the forest - Brown habit ; rode aside : one lady rode aside - The queen's horse light gray -- martmgale - She ...
... heard Drunken women - Mrs . Th [ rale ] preferred one to the other . 66 Friday , 20th October . - We saw the queen mount in the forest - Brown habit ; rode aside : one lady rode aside - The queen's horse light gray -- martmgale - She ...
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... heard likewise that you were ill . To have you detained among us by sickness is to enjoy your presence at too dear a rate . I suffer myself to be flattered with hope that only half the intelligence is now true , and that you are now so ...
... heard likewise that you were ill . To have you detained among us by sickness is to enjoy your presence at too dear a rate . I suffer myself to be flattered with hope that only half the intelligence is now true , and that you are now so ...
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