Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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... believe I am going to write a long let- ter , and have therefore taken a whole sheet of paper . The first thing to be written about is our historical design . You mentioned the proposal of printing in numbers , as an alteration in the ...
... believe I am going to write a long let- ter , and have therefore taken a whole sheet of paper . The first thing to be written about is our historical design . You mentioned the proposal of printing in numbers , as an alteration in the ...
Page 473
... believe , as sincere as wounded affection and admiration could produce , had this day , for the first time since his death , a select party of his friends to dine with her . The company was Miss Hannah More , who lived with her , and ...
... believe , as sincere as wounded affection and admiration could produce , had this day , for the first time since his death , a select party of his friends to dine with her . The company was Miss Hannah More , who lived with her , and ...
Page 500
... believe as much of it as you incline to believe . " It is remarkable , that notwithstanding their congeniality in politicks , he never was acquaint- ed with a late eminent noble judge , whom I have heard speak of him as a writer , with ...
... believe as much of it as you incline to believe . " It is remarkable , that notwithstanding their congeniality in politicks , he never was acquaint- ed with a late eminent noble judge , whom I have heard speak of him as a writer , with ...
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