The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1912 |
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... letter to the Faculty of Advocates , when he resigned the office of their Librarian , should have been in Latin . " I put a question to him upon a fact in common life , which he could not answer , nor have I found any one else who could ...
... letter to the Faculty of Advocates , when he resigned the office of their Librarian , should have been in Latin . " I put a question to him upon a fact in common life , which he could not answer , nor have I found any one else who could ...
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... letters , arraigning the ultimate decision of an im- portant cause by the supreme judicature of the nation ? ” JOHNSON : " No , Sir , I do not think it was wrong to pub- lish these letters . If they are thought to do harm , why not ...
... letters , arraigning the ultimate decision of an im- portant cause by the supreme judicature of the nation ? ” JOHNSON : " No , Sir , I do not think it was wrong to pub- lish these letters . If they are thought to do harm , why not ...
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... ; and I told him that I had received a letter from Dr. Robertson the historian , upon the subject , with which he was much pleased , and GOLDSMITH'S NATURAL HISTORY 21 now talked in such a manner 20 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
... ; and I told him that I had received a letter from Dr. Robertson the historian , upon the subject , with which he was much pleased , and GOLDSMITH'S NATURAL HISTORY 21 now talked in such a manner 20 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON.
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... letter from Dr. Johnson in 1784 , to the same truly respectable man , I am indebted to Dr. John Loveday , of the Commons , a son of the late learned and pious John Loveday , Esq . , of Caversham in Berkshire , who obligingly transcribed ...
... letter from Dr. Johnson in 1784 , to the same truly respectable man , I am indebted to Dr. John Loveday , of the Commons , a son of the late learned and pious John Loveday , Esq . , of Caversham in Berkshire , who obligingly transcribed ...
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... letter from Edinburgh , dated the 29th of May , I pressed him to persevere in his resolution to make this year the projected visit to the Hebrides , of which he and I had talked for many years , and which I was confident would afford us ...
... letter from Edinburgh , dated the 29th of May , I pressed him to persevere in his resolution to make this year the projected visit to the Hebrides , of which he and I had talked for many years , and which I was confident would afford us ...
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