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... merit ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , if they fall in your way ; but if it be understood that you patronize young men of merit , you will be harassed with solicitations . You will have numbers forced upon " " Sut you , who have no merit ...
... merit ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , if they fall in your way ; but if it be understood that you patronize young men of merit , you will be harassed with solicitations . You will have numbers forced upon " " Sut you , who have no merit ...
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... merit of endeavouring to do what he thought was for the salvation of the souls of his subjects , till he lost a great Empire . We , who thought that we should not be saved if we were Roman Catholicks , had the merit of maintaining our ...
... merit of endeavouring to do what he thought was for the salvation of the souls of his subjects , till he lost a great Empire . We , who thought that we should not be saved if we were Roman Catholicks , had the merit of maintaining our ...
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... Merit , Sir , what merit ? Do you respect a rope - dancer , or a ballad - singer ? ” BosWELL . " No , Sir : but we respect a great player , as a man who can conceive lofty sentiments , and can express them gracefully . " JOHNSON ...
... Merit , Sir , what merit ? Do you respect a rope - dancer , or a ballad - singer ? ” BosWELL . " No , Sir : but we respect a great player , as a man who can conceive lofty sentiments , and can express them gracefully . " JOHNSON ...
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66 DEAR SIR acquaintance admiration affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne Auchinleck authour Beauclerk Beggar's Opera believe booksellers character church compliments consider conversation Court Court of Session dined dinner Doctor of Medicine doubt Edinburgh edition eminent England English favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear Hebrides honour hope humble servant humour Inchkenneth JAMES BOSWELL John Judge lady Langton learned letter Lichfield live London Lord Bute Lord Hailes Lord Hailes's Lord Mansfield Lord Monboddo Madam mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion opinion passage perhaps pleased pleasure poem poet publick published reason recollect remark respect SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland seemed shewed Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale tion told travels truth Whig William wine wish wonderful write written wrote