The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1Harper & Brothers, 1856 |
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Page 45
... leave his friend ; his friend was going to leave him . A young lady at once corrected this with good critical sagacity , to ་ " Tho ' much concern'd to lose my old dear friend . " There is one passage in the original bet- ter transfused ...
... leave his friend ; his friend was going to leave him . A young lady at once corrected this with good critical sagacity , to ་ " Tho ' much concern'd to lose my old dear friend . " There is one passage in the original bet- ter transfused ...
Page 174
... leaves London without regret . But re- member , sir , you have seen and enjoyed a great dea . you have seen life in its highest decorations , and the world has nothing new to exhibit . - No man is so well qualified to leave publick life ...
... leaves London without regret . But re- member , sir , you have seen and enjoyed a great dea . you have seen life in its highest decorations , and the world has nothing new to exhibit . - No man is so well qualified to leave publick life ...
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... leave the town be- fore my return . We have here only the chance of vacancies in the passing carriages , and I have bespoken one that may , if it hap- pens , bring me to town on the fourteenth 2 of this month ; but this is not certain ...
... leave the town be- fore my return . We have here only the chance of vacancies in the passing carriages , and I have bespoken one that may , if it hap- pens , bring me to town on the fourteenth 2 of this month ; but this is not certain ...
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