The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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Page 132
... hope the same regard which you express for me on every other occasion , will incline you to forgive me . I am often , very often , ill ; and , when I am well , am obliged to work : and , indeed , have never much used myself to ...
... hope the same regard which you express for me on every other occasion , will incline you to forgive me . I am often , very often , ill ; and , when I am well , am obliged to work : and , indeed , have never much used myself to ...
Page 133
... hope in time to repay you ; but you must be a patient creditor . I have , however , this of gratitude , that I think of you with regard , when I do not , perhaps , give the proofs which I ought , of being , Sir , " Your most obliged and ...
... hope in time to repay you ; but you must be a patient creditor . I have , however , this of gratitude , that I think of you with regard , when I do not , perhaps , give the proofs which I ought , of being , Sir , " Your most obliged and ...
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... hope you will furnish yourself with some books of natural history , and some glasses and other instruments of ... HOPE you will believe that my delay in answering your letter could proceed only from my unwillingness to destroy any hope ...
... hope you will furnish yourself with some books of natural history , and some glasses and other instruments of ... HOPE you will believe that my delay in answering your letter could proceed only from my unwillingness to destroy any hope ...
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