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“ Sir , ” said she , with some burgh , a gentleman of good family , but warmth , “ I wrote that poem before I had small estate , who took arms for the house of the honour of Dr. Johnson's acquaintance . ” Stuart in 1775 ; and during his ...
“ Sir , ” said she , with some burgh , a gentleman of good family , but warmth , “ I wrote that poem before I had small estate , who took arms for the house of the honour of Dr. Johnson's acquaintance . ” Stuart in 1775 ; and during his ...
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ong , that I began to despair ; but , in spring , To Dr. Beattie I wrote , “ The chief 1773 , he talked of coming to Scotland that intention of this letter is to inform you , thai year with so much firmness , that I hoped he I now ...
ong , that I began to despair ; but , in spring , To Dr. Beattie I wrote , “ The chief 1773 , he talked of coming to Scotland that intention of this letter is to inform you , thai year with so much firmness , that I hoped he I now ...
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The ending all his letters on the Life of Swift in first wrote several plays ; the second I was studied varieties of phrase , and never in the Bentley's antagonist ; the third wrote the common mode of “ I am , ” ' & c . an observaLife ...
The ending all his letters on the Life of Swift in first wrote several plays ; the second I was studied varieties of phrase , and never in the Bentley's antagonist ; the third wrote the common mode of “ I am , ” ' & c . an observaLife ...
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