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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Page 174
... perhaps , have chosen one in which your genius would have ap- peared to more advantage ; but you could not have fixed upon any other in which your labours would have done such substantial service to the present age and to posterity . I ...
... perhaps , have chosen one in which your genius would have ap- peared to more advantage ; but you could not have fixed upon any other in which your labours would have done such substantial service to the present age and to posterity . I ...
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... perhaps , to medicine . Wild nations trust to simples ; and , perhaps , the Peruvian bark is not the only specifick which those extensive regions may afford us . " Wherever you are , and whatever be your fortune , be certain , dear Sir ...
... perhaps , to medicine . Wild nations trust to simples ; and , perhaps , the Peruvian bark is not the only specifick which those extensive regions may afford us . " Wherever you are , and whatever be your fortune , be certain , dear Sir ...
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... perhaps I should have said first , whether the letter , which I do not now perfectly remember , be fit to be printed . " If you can consult Dr. Robertson , to whom I am a little known , I shall be satisfied about the propriety of ...
... perhaps I should have said first , whether the letter , which I do not now perfectly remember , be fit to be printed . " If you can consult Dr. Robertson , to whom I am a little known , I shall be satisfied about the propriety of ...
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