The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. |
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James Boswell Arnold Glover. more precedents there are , the less occasion is there for law ; that is to say , the less occasion is there for investigating principles . " SIR A. " I have been correcting several Scotch accents in my ...
James Boswell Arnold Glover. more precedents there are , the less occasion is there for law ; that is to say , the less occasion is there for investigating principles . " SIR A. " I have been correcting several Scotch accents in my ...
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... occasion to open my plan thus : - " Mr. Dilly , Sir , sends his respectful compliments to you , and would be happy if you would do him the honour to dine with him on Wednesday next along with me , as I must soon go to Scotland ...
... occasion to open my plan thus : - " Mr. Dilly , Sir , sends his respectful compliments to you , and would be happy if you would do him the honour to dine with him on Wednesday next along with me , as I must soon go to Scotland ...
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... occasion may be interpreted as a proof that he is despised by you , which I know is not the case . I have told him , that the charge of being narrow - minded was only as to the particular point in question ; and that he had the merit of ...
... occasion may be interpreted as a proof that he is despised by you , which I know is not the case . I have told him , that the charge of being narrow - minded was only as to the particular point in question ; and that he had the merit of ...
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