The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons : and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished : in Two Volumes, Volume 2Henry Baldwin, 1791 - Authors, English |
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... observation , that only he who acquires an estate may bequeath it capriciously 4 , if it contains any conviction ... observe , that he who passing by his brother gave the inheritance to his nephew , could limit no more than he gave , and ...
... observation , that only he who acquires an estate may bequeath it capriciously 4 , if it contains any conviction ... observe , that he who passing by his brother gave the inheritance to his nephew , could limit no more than he gave , and ...
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... observed to me , that Dr. Smith , who had never been in trade , could not be expected to write well a • The privilege of perpetuating in a family an estate and arms indefeasibly from generation to generation , is enjoyed by none of his ...
... observed to me , that Dr. Smith , who had never been in trade , could not be expected to write well a • The privilege of perpetuating in a family an estate and arms indefeasibly from generation to generation , is enjoyed by none of his ...
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... observed , that Foote entertained us with stories which were not true ; but that , indeed , it was properly not as narratives that Foote's stories pleased us , but as collections of ludicrous images . Johnson . “ Foote is quite ...
... observed , that Foote entertained us with stories which were not true ; but that , indeed , it was properly not as narratives that Foote's stories pleased us , but as collections of ludicrous images . Johnson . “ Foote is quite ...
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... observed , that as he had changed several times-- from the Church of England to the Church of Romefrom the Church of Rome to infidelity — I did not despair yet of seeing him a methodist preacher . Johnson . ( laughing ) “ It is said ...
... observed , that as he had changed several times-- from the Church of England to the Church of Romefrom the Church of Rome to infidelity — I did not despair yet of seeing him a methodist preacher . Johnson . ( laughing ) “ It is said ...
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... observed , that the essential part of religion was piety , a devout intercourse with the Divinity ; and that many a man was a Quaker without knowing it . As Dr. Johnson had said to me in the morning , while we walked together , that he ...
... observed , that the essential part of religion was piety , a devout intercourse with the Divinity ; and that many a man was a Quaker without knowing it . As Dr. Johnson had said to me in the morning , while we walked together , that he ...
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