The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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Page 13
... Consider , sir , the value of such a piece of timber here ! " As we travelled this forenoon , we met Dr. M'Lean , who expressed much regret at his having been so unfortunate as to be absent while we were at his house . We were in hopes ...
... Consider , sir , the value of such a piece of timber here ! " As we travelled this forenoon , we met Dr. M'Lean , who expressed much regret at his having been so unfortunate as to be absent while we were at his house . We were in hopes ...
Page 28
... consider how our present ad- ventures would appear to me at a future period . I have often experienced , that scenes through which a man has passed improve by lying in the memory : they grow mellow . Acti labores sunt jucundi . This may ...
... consider how our present ad- ventures would appear to me at a future period . I have often experienced , that scenes through which a man has passed improve by lying in the memory : they grow mellow . Acti labores sunt jucundi . This may ...
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... consider themselves as the people of M'Lean , to whom the island formerly be- longed , though the Duke of Argyle has at present possession of it , ran eagerly to him . We were accommodated this night in a large barn , the island ...
... consider themselves as the people of M'Lean , to whom the island formerly be- longed , though the Duke of Argyle has at present possession of it , ran eagerly to him . We were accommodated this night in a large barn , the island ...
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... consider : can there be more wanting to complete the meditation on a pudding ? If more is wanting , more may be found . It contains salt , which keeps the sea from putrefaction : salt , which is made the image of intellectual excellence ...
... consider : can there be more wanting to complete the meditation on a pudding ? If more is wanting , more may be found . It contains salt , which keeps the sea from putrefaction : salt , which is made the image of intellectual excellence ...
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... considering the very warm part that I had taken for Douglas , in the cause in which she thought her son deeply interested . Had not her grace discovered some displeasure towards me , I should have suspected her of insensibility or dissi ...
... considering the very warm part that I had taken for Douglas , in the cause in which she thought her son deeply interested . Had not her grace discovered some displeasure towards me , I should have suspected her of insensibility or dissi ...
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