The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1912 |
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... answer , nor have I found any one else who could . What is the reason that women servants , though obliged to be at the expense of purchasing their own clothes , have much lower wages than men servants , to whom a great proportion of ...
... answer , nor have I found any one else who could . What is the reason that women servants , though obliged to be at the expense of purchasing their own clothes , have much lower wages than men servants , to whom a great proportion of ...
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... answered tartly , " No , Sir ; do books through ? " " you read He this day again defended duelling , and put his argu- ment upon what I have ever thought the most solid basis ; that if public war be allowed to be consistent with mor ...
... answered tartly , " No , Sir ; do books through ? " " you read He this day again defended duelling , and put his argu- ment upon what I have ever thought the most solid basis ; that if public war be allowed to be consistent with mor ...
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... answered the end . They have not been talked of ; I have never heard of them . This is owing to their not being sold ... answer them ? But they will do no harm ; if Mr. Douglas be indeed the son of Lady Jane he cannot be hurt if he be ...
... answered the end . They have not been talked of ; I have never heard of them . This is owing to their not being sold ... answer them ? But they will do no harm ; if Mr. Douglas be indeed the son of Lady Jane he cannot be hurt if he be ...
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James Boswell. many years that has so much exhilarated an audience , that has answered so much the great end of comedy - making an audience merry . ' " " Goldsmith having said that Garrick's compliment to the Queen , which he introduced ...
James Boswell. many years that has so much exhilarated an audience , that has answered so much the great end of comedy - making an audience merry . ' " " Goldsmith having said that Garrick's compliment to the Queen , which he introduced ...
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... answered placidly , " It must be much from you , Sir , that I take ill . " And so at once the difference was over , and they were on as easy terms as ever , and Goldsmith rattled away as usual . In our way to the club to - night , when ...
... answered placidly , " It must be much from you , Sir , that I take ill . " And so at once the difference was over , and they were on as easy terms as ever , and Goldsmith rattled away as usual . In our way to the club to - night , when ...
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