The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons : and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished : in Three Volumes ...Henry Baldwin, 1793 - Authors, English |
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... doubt not but the justice of the court will declare him free . " I record Dr. Johnson's argument fairly upon this particular cafe ; where , perhaps , he was in the right . But I beg leave to enter my moft folemn protest against his ...
... doubt not but the justice of the court will declare him free . " I record Dr. Johnson's argument fairly upon this particular cafe ; where , perhaps , he was in the right . But I beg leave to enter my moft folemn protest against his ...
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... Doubts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade , " To Mr. Ranby's Doubts , " I will apply Lord Chancellor Hardwicke's expreffion in praise of a Scotch Law Book , called Dirleton's Doubts ; " " HIS Doubts , ( faid his Lordship , ) are better ...
... Doubts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade , " To Mr. Ranby's Doubts , " I will apply Lord Chancellor Hardwicke's expreffion in praise of a Scotch Law Book , called Dirleton's Doubts ; " " HIS Doubts , ( faid his Lordship , ) are better ...
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... doubt is the Minute - book of the school , which declares the head - maftership to be at that time VACANT . " I cannot omit returning thanks to this learned gentleman for the very handfome manner in which he has in that letter been fo ...
... doubt is the Minute - book of the school , which declares the head - maftership to be at that time VACANT . " I cannot omit returning thanks to this learned gentleman for the very handfome manner in which he has in that letter been fo ...
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... doubt I should not have been very prompt to gratify Sir John Hawkins with any compliment in his life - time , I do now frankly acknowledge , that , in my opinion , his volume , however inadequate and improper as a life of Dr. Johnson ...
... doubt I should not have been very prompt to gratify Sir John Hawkins with any compliment in his life - time , I do now frankly acknowledge , that , in my opinion , his volume , however inadequate and improper as a life of Dr. Johnson ...
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... doubt . For , there is no instance of any man , whofe history has been minutely related , that did not in every part of life discover the fame proportion of intellectual vigour . " In all fuch investigations it is certainly unwife to ...
... doubt . For , there is no instance of any man , whofe history has been minutely related , that did not in every part of life discover the fame proportion of intellectual vigour . " In all fuch investigations it is certainly unwife to ...
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