The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order ; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons ; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published ; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 4J. Richardson, 1821 |
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... doubt to you that it was not Dodd's own , because it had a great deal more force of mind in it than any thing known to be his , you answered , Why should you think so ? Depend upon it , sir , when a man knows he is to be hanged in a ...
... doubt to you that it was not Dodd's own , because it had a great deal more force of mind in it than any thing known to be his , you answered , Why should you think so ? Depend upon it , sir , when a man knows he is to be hanged in a ...
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... doubt that not to drink wine is a great deduction from life ; but it may be necessary . " He however owned , that in his opinion a free use of wine did not shorten life ; and said , he would not give less for the life of a certain ...
... doubt that not to drink wine is a great deduction from life ; but it may be necessary . " He however owned , that in his opinion a free use of wine did not shorten life ; and said , he would not give less for the life of a certain ...
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... doubt I have ever heard suggested is , whether there should have been an article of Dr. Amory . But I was convinced , and am still convinced , that he was entitled to one , from the reality of his learning , and the excellent and candid ...
... doubt I have ever heard suggested is , whether there should have been an article of Dr. Amory . But I was convinced , and am still convinced , that he was entitled to one , from the reality of his learning , and the excellent and candid ...
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... doubt , maintain followers enough while living upon his own lands , the produce of which supplied them with food ; but he could not carry that food to the Holy Land ; and as there was no commerce by which he could be supplied with money ...
... doubt , maintain followers enough while living upon his own lands , the produce of which supplied them with food ; but he could not carry that food to the Holy Land ; and as there was no commerce by which he could be supplied with money ...
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... doubt that a good many sermons were composed for Taylor by Johnson . At this time I found , upon his table , a part of one which he had newly begun to write : and Concio pro Tayloro appears in one of his diaries . When to these circum ...
... doubt that a good many sermons were composed for Taylor by Johnson . At this time I found , upon his table , a part of one which he had newly begun to write : and Concio pro Tayloro appears in one of his diaries . When to these circum ...
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