The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1John W. Lovell Company, 1899 - Authors, English |
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... lord , one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water , and , when he has reached ground , encumbers him with help ? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours , had it been early , had been ...
... lord , one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water , and , when he has reached ground , encumbers him with help ? The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours , had it been early , had been ...
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... Lord Chesterfield's fal- lacious patronage made him feel , he dismissed the word garret from the sad group , and in all the subsequent editions the line stands Toil , envy , want , the Patron , and the jail . " That Lord Chesterfield ...
... Lord Chesterfield's fal- lacious patronage made him feel , he dismissed the word garret from the sad group , and in all the subsequent editions the line stands Toil , envy , want , the Patron , and the jail . " That Lord Chesterfield ...
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... Lord Chesterfield's general affability and easiness of access , especially to literary men . " Sir , ( said Johnson ) that is not Lord Chesterfield ; he is the proudest man this day existing . " " No , ( said Dr. Adams ) there is one ...
... Lord Chesterfield's general affability and easiness of access , especially to literary men . " Sir , ( said Johnson ) that is not Lord Chesterfield ; he is the proudest man this day existing . " " No , ( said Dr. Adams ) there is one ...
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