Life of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D.J.M.Dent, 1927 |
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... affectionate " SAM . JOHNSON . " " MR . BOSWELL TO DR . JOHNSON . 66 MY DEAR SIR , " Edinburgh , July 18 , 1776 . " YOUR letter of the second of this month was rather a harsh medicine ; but I was delighted with that spontaneous ...
... affectionate " SAM . JOHNSON . " " MR . BOSWELL TO DR . JOHNSON . 66 MY DEAR SIR , " Edinburgh , July 18 , 1776 . " YOUR letter of the second of this month was rather a harsh medicine ; but I was delighted with that spontaneous ...
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... affection and a cheerful mind . Have mercy upon me , O God , have mercy upon me ; years and infirmities oppress me , terrour and anxiety beset me . Have mercy upon me , my Creator and my Judge . In all perplexities relieve and free me ...
... affection and a cheerful mind . Have mercy upon me , O God , have mercy upon me ; years and infirmities oppress me , terrour and anxiety beset me . Have mercy upon me , my Creator and my Judge . In all perplexities relieve and free me ...
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... affectionate humble servant , " JAMES BOSWELL . ' " SIR ALEXANDER DICK TO DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 66 SIR , " Prestonfield , Feb. 17 , 1777 . " I HAD yesterday the honour of receiving your book of your ' Journey to the Western Islands of ...
... affectionate humble servant , " JAMES BOSWELL . ' " SIR ALEXANDER DICK TO DR . SAMUEL JOHNSON . 66 SIR , " Prestonfield , Feb. 17 , 1777 . " I HAD yesterday the honour of receiving your book of your ' Journey to the Western Islands of ...
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... affection and reverence for you are exalted and steady . I do not believe that a more perfect attachment ever existed in the history of mankind . And it is a noble attachment ; for the attractions are Genius , Learning , and Piety ...
... affection and reverence for you are exalted and steady . I do not believe that a more perfect attachment ever existed in the history of mankind . And it is a noble attachment ; for the attractions are Genius , Learning , and Piety ...
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... affectionate , " And obliged humble servant , " JAMES BOSWELL . " " To JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " THE story of Mr. Thrale's death , as he had neither been sick nor in any other danger , made so little impression upon me , that I never ...
... affectionate , " And obliged humble servant , " JAMES BOSWELL . " " To JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " THE story of Mr. Thrale's death , as he had neither been sick nor in any other danger , made so little impression upon me , that I never ...
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