The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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Page 99
... Soon after Savage's Life was published , Mr. Harte dined with Edward Cave , and occasionally praised it . Soon after , meeting him , Cave said , ' You made a man very happy t'other day .'- ' How could that be , ' says Harte ; nobody was ...
... Soon after Savage's Life was published , Mr. Harte dined with Edward Cave , and occasionally praised it . Soon after , meeting him , Cave said , ' You made a man very happy t'other day .'- ' How could that be , ' says Harte ; nobody was ...
Page 204
... soon as they grew rich , grew corrupt ; and in their corruption sold the lives and freedoms of themselves , and of one another . " Again , " A people , who while they were poor robbed mankind ; and as soon as they became rich , robbed ...
... soon as they grew rich , grew corrupt ; and in their corruption sold the lives and freedoms of themselves , and of one another . " Again , " A people , who while they were poor robbed mankind ; and as soon as they became rich , robbed ...
Page 277
... soon as possible . I sent him a guinea , and promised to come to him directly . I accordingly went as soon as I was drest , and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent , at which he was in a violent passion . I perceived ...
... soon as possible . I sent him a guinea , and promised to come to him directly . I accordingly went as soon as I was drest , and found that his landlady had arrested him for his rent , at which he was in a violent passion . I perceived ...
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