The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1G. Allen & Unwin, 1924 - Authors, English |
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... letter , it is impossible to doubt . He , how- ever , with that glossy duplicity which was his constant study , affected to be quite unconcerned . Dr. Adams mentioned to Mr. Robert Dodsley that he was sorry Johnson had written his letter ...
... letter , it is impossible to doubt . He , how- ever , with that glossy duplicity which was his constant study , affected to be quite unconcerned . Dr. Adams mentioned to Mr. Robert Dodsley that he was sorry Johnson had written his letter ...
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... letter , and enclose a fifty pound note , I should take care to deliver it . He accordingly did write him a letter , mentioning that he was only paying a legacy a little sooner . To his letter he added , ' P.S. I am going to part with ...
... letter , and enclose a fifty pound note , I should take care to deliver it . He accordingly did write him a letter , mentioning that he was only paying a legacy a little sooner . To his letter he added , ' P.S. I am going to part with ...
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... letter , of which you will please to fill up the direction . I am , Sir , " Johnson's - Court , Fleet - street , London , March 4 , 1773. " The reader will be glad to see Bos- well's effusive letters to the American gentlemen in return ...
... letter , of which you will please to fill up the direction . I am , Sir , " Johnson's - Court , Fleet - street , London , March 4 , 1773. " The reader will be glad to see Bos- well's effusive letters to the American gentlemen in return ...
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