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... received at the Revolution , though necessary ; and secondly , to the timid concessions made to faction by successive administrations in the reign of his present Majesty . I am happy to think that he lived to see the crown at last ...
... received at the Revolution , though necessary ; and secondly , to the timid concessions made to faction by successive administrations in the reign of his present Majesty . I am happy to think that he lived to see the crown at last ...
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... received , and treated with attention . The character of a soldier always stands him instead . " BOSWELL : " Yet , Sir , I think that common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the same rank of life - such as labourers ...
... received , and treated with attention . The character of a soldier always stands him instead . " BOSWELL : " Yet , Sir , I think that common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the same rank of life - such as labourers ...
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... received a letter from the East Indies , from a gentleman whom I formerly knew very well ; he had returned from that country with a handsome for- tune , as it was reckoned , before means were found to acquire those immense sums which ...
... received a letter from the East Indies , from a gentleman whom I formerly knew very well ; he had returned from that country with a handsome for- tune , as it was reckoned , before means were found to acquire those immense sums which ...
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... received , and for which his receipt is now in the bookseller's hands . We are farther assured that he actually obtained an additional sum ; when he , soon after ( in the year 1758 ) , unfortunately embarked for Dublin , on an ...
... received , and for which his receipt is now in the bookseller's hands . We are farther assured that he actually obtained an additional sum ; when he , soon after ( in the year 1758 ) , unfortunately embarked for Dublin , on an ...
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... received the following answer : — " DEAR SIR , " TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ " Why do you talk of neglect ? When did I neglect you ? If you will come to Bath we shall all be glad to see you . Come , therefore , as soon as you can . " But I ...
... received the following answer : — " DEAR SIR , " TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ " Why do you talk of neglect ? When did I neglect you ? If you will come to Bath we shall all be glad to see you . Come , therefore , as soon as you can . " But I ...
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