The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1912 |
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... the Royal Marriage Act recently passed owing to the marriages of the Duke of Cumberland with Mrs. Horton , and the Duke of Gloucester with Lady Waldegrave . See Forster's Life of Goldsmith . preface or dedication to a book upon short - ...
... the Royal Marriage Act recently passed owing to the marriages of the Duke of Cumberland with Mrs. Horton , and the Duke of Gloucester with Lady Waldegrave . See Forster's Life of Goldsmith . preface or dedication to a book upon short - ...
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... I formerly thought that I had perhaps mistaken the word , and imagined it to be corps , from its similarity of sound to the real Much pleasant conversation passed , which Johnson relished with great BOSWELL AT THE CLUB ...
... I formerly thought that I had perhaps mistaken the word , and imagined it to be corps , from its similarity of sound to the real Much pleasant conversation passed , which Johnson relished with great BOSWELL AT THE CLUB ...
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James Boswell. Much pleasant conversation passed , which Johnson relished with great good humour . But his conversation . alone , or what led to it , or was interwoven with it , is the business of this work . On Saturday , May 1 , we ...
James Boswell. Much pleasant conversation passed , which Johnson relished with great good humour . But his conversation . alone , or what led to it , or was interwoven with it , is the business of this work . On Saturday , May 1 , we ...
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... passed out of memory , and is obliterated and obscured by many trans- lations of property and changes of government ; that scarce any church is now in the hands of the heirs of the builders ; and that the present persons have entered ...
... passed out of memory , and is obliterated and obscured by many trans- lations of property and changes of government ; that scarce any church is now in the hands of the heirs of the builders ; and that the present persons have entered ...
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... passed to - day where you and I dined ; I ask your pardon . " Goldsmith 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 ...
... passed to - day where you and I dined ; I ask your pardon . " Goldsmith 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 ...
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