The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1912 |
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... servant , JAMES BOSWELL . 1 Samuel Clarke ( 1675-1729 ) , a celebrated divine , who during a busy and controversial life managed to offend almost all parties in turn . He was a chaplain to Queen Anne and rector of St. James's in ...
... servant , JAMES BOSWELL . 1 Samuel Clarke ( 1675-1729 ) , a celebrated divine , who during a busy and controversial life managed to offend almost all parties in turn . He was a chaplain to Queen Anne and rector of St. James's in ...
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... servants , than from a formal and studied narrative , begun with his pedigree , and ended with his funeral . " There are , indeed , some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not likely to give much ...
... servants , than from a formal and studied narrative , begun with his pedigree , and ended with his funeral . " There are , indeed , some natural reasons why these narratives are often written by such as were not likely to give much ...
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... servant , when the Doctor a few days before his death had ordered all his papers to be burnt . The volume also contained the correspondence between Johnson and Miss Boothby mentioned post . The Autobiography was printed by Croker in an ...
... servant , when the Doctor a few days before his death had ordered all his papers to be burnt . The volume also contained the correspondence between Johnson and Miss Boothby mentioned post . The Autobiography was printed by Croker in an ...
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... servant ; he not being in the way , this was not done ; but there was no occasion for any artificial aid for its preservation . In following so very eminent a man from his cradle to his grave , every minute particular , which can throw ...
... servant ; he not being in the way , this was not done ; but there was no occasion for any artificial aid for its preservation . In following so very eminent a man from his cradle to his grave , every minute particular , which can throw ...
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... servant who used to be sent to school to conduct him home , had not come in time , he set out by himself , though he was then so near - sighted , that he was obliged to stoop down on his hands and knees to take a view of the kennel ...
... servant who used to be sent to school to conduct him home , had not come in time , he set out by himself , though he was then so near - sighted , that he was obliged to stoop down on his hands and knees to take a view of the kennel ...
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