Life of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D.J.M.Dent, 1927 |
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... honour , to tell us the faults of his daughter or of himself . A man who has debauched his friend's daughter is not obliged to say to every body - Take care of me ; don't let me into your house without suspicion I once debauched a ...
... honour , to tell us the faults of his daughter or of himself . A man who has debauched his friend's daughter is not obliged to say to every body - Take care of me ; don't let me into your house without suspicion I once debauched a ...
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... honour of being entertained with the kindest attention as his constant guest , while I was in London , till I had a house of my own there . I mentioned my having that morning intro- duced to Mr. Garrick , Count Neni , a Flemish Nobleman ...
... honour of being entertained with the kindest attention as his constant guest , while I was in London , till I had a house of my own there . I mentioned my having that morning intro- duced to Mr. Garrick , Count Neni , a Flemish Nobleman ...
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... honour . Johnson was satisfied that the judgement was wrong , and dictated to me the following argument in confutation of it : " Of the censure pronounced from the pulpit , our determina- tion must be formed , as in other cases , by a ...
... honour . Johnson was satisfied that the judgement was wrong , and dictated to me the following argument in confutation of it : " Of the censure pronounced from the pulpit , our determina- tion must be formed , as in other cases , by a ...
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... honour to dine with him on Wednesday next along with me , as I must soon go to Scot- land . " JOHNSON . " Sir , I am obliged to Mr. Dilly . I will wait upon him- BOSWELL . " Provided , Sir , I suppose , that the company which he is to ...
... honour to dine with him on Wednesday next along with me , as I must soon go to Scot- land . " JOHNSON . " Sir , I am obliged to Mr. Dilly . I will wait upon him- BOSWELL . " Provided , Sir , I suppose , that the company which he is to ...
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... honour he expected to have . I shall be quite disgraced if the Doctor is not there . " She gradually softened to my solicitations , which were certainly as earnest as most entreaties to ladies upon any occasion , and was graciously ...
... honour he expected to have . I shall be quite disgraced if the Doctor is not there . " She gradually softened to my solicitations , which were certainly as earnest as most entreaties to ladies upon any occasion , and was graciously ...
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