The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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... John Dalrymple's " Memoirs of Great - Britain and Ireland , " and his discoveries to the prejudice of Lord Russel and Algernon Sydney . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , every body who had just notions of Government thought them rascals before ...
... John Dalrymple's " Memoirs of Great - Britain and Ireland , " and his discoveries to the prejudice of Lord Russel and Algernon Sydney . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , every body who had just notions of Government thought them rascals before ...
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... John Loveday , of the Commons , a son of the late learned and pious John Loveday , Esq . of Caversham in Berkshire , who obligingly transcribed them for me from the originals in his possession . This worthy gentleman , having retired ...
... John Loveday , of the Commons , a son of the late learned and pious John Loveday , Esq . of Caversham in Berkshire , who obligingly transcribed them for me from the originals in his possession . This worthy gentleman , having retired ...
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... John Wilkes , Esq . Two men more different could perhaps not be selected out of all mankind . They had even attacked one another with some asperity in their writings ; yet I lived in habits of friendship with both . I could fully relish ...
... John Wilkes , Esq . Two men more different could perhaps not be selected out of all mankind . They had even attacked one another with some asperity in their writings ; yet I lived in habits of friendship with both . I could fully relish ...
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