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... wish a safe and speedy conveyance , because I wish a safe and speedy voyage to him that conveys it . I am , Sir , " Your most humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " " London , Johnson's - Court , Fleet - street , March 4 , 1773. " " DEAR ...
... wish a safe and speedy conveyance , because I wish a safe and speedy voyage to him that conveys it . I am , Sir , " Your most humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " " London , Johnson's - Court , Fleet - street , March 4 , 1773. " " DEAR ...
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... wish told . " GOLDSMITH . " It may , perhaps , be necessary for a native to be more cautious ; but a foreigner who comes among us without prejudice , may be considered as holding the place of a Judge , and may speak his mind freely ...
... wish told . " GOLDSMITH . " It may , perhaps , be necessary for a native to be more cautious ; but a foreigner who comes among us without prejudice , may be considered as holding the place of a Judge , and may speak his mind freely ...
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... wish to please the Chief Magistrate ? " GOLDSMITH . " I do wish to please him . I remember a line in Dryden , ' And every poet is the monarch's friend . ' It ought to be reversed . " JOHNSON . " Nay , there are finer lines in Dryden on ...
... wish to please the Chief Magistrate ? " GOLDSMITH . " I do wish to please him . I remember a line in Dryden , ' And every poet is the monarch's friend . ' It ought to be reversed . " JOHNSON . " Nay , there are finer lines in Dryden on ...
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