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Page 104
... true ; and his observations on the people are what must naturally occur to a sensible , observing , and reflecting inhabitant of a convenient metropolis , where a man on thirty pounds a year may be better accommodated with all the ...
... true ; and his observations on the people are what must naturally occur to a sensible , observing , and reflecting inhabitant of a convenient metropolis , where a man on thirty pounds a year may be better accommodated with all the ...
Page 195
... true and how much is false ? Besides , Sir , what damages would a jury give me for having been represented as swearing ? " BOSWELL . " I think , Sir , you should at least disavow such a publication , because the world and posterity ...
... true and how much is false ? Besides , Sir , what damages would a jury give me for having been represented as swearing ? " BOSWELL . " I think , Sir , you should at least disavow such a publication , because the world and posterity ...
Page 340
... true . I should say to Lord Scarsdale of his large room , My Lord , this is the most costly room that I ever saw ; ' which is true . " Dr. Manningham , physician in London , who was visiting at Lord Scarsdale's , accompanied us through ...
... true . I should say to Lord Scarsdale of his large room , My Lord , this is the most costly room that I ever saw ; ' which is true . " Dr. Manningham , physician in London , who was visiting at Lord Scarsdale's , accompanied us through ...
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