The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1Harper & Brothers, 1856 |
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... observed , that the established cler- he said , the language suffered more distor gy in general did not preach plain enough ; tion , to keep it out of prose , than any in and that polished periods and glittering convenience or ...
... observed , that the established cler- he said , the language suffered more distor gy in general did not preach plain enough ; tion , to keep it out of prose , than any in and that polished periods and glittering convenience or ...
Page 173
... observation to Scot- land . -66 " When the corn laws were in agitation in Ireland , by which that country has been enabled not only to feed itself , but to export corn to a large amount ; Sir Thomas Robin- son observed , that those laws ...
... observation to Scot- land . -66 " When the corn laws were in agitation in Ireland , by which that country has been enabled not only to feed itself , but to export corn to a large amount ; Sir Thomas Robin- son observed , that those laws ...
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... observed , what a curiosity it was to find here a specimen of the houses of the aborigines , which he be lieved could be found nowhere else ; and it was plain that they lived without fire . Dr Johnson remarked , that they who made this ...
... observed , what a curiosity it was to find here a specimen of the houses of the aborigines , which he be lieved could be found nowhere else ; and it was plain that they lived without fire . Dr Johnson remarked , that they who made this ...
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