The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 - Authors, English |
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... wish that your affections may be gained . I would have you happy wherever you are : yet I would have you wish to return to England . If ever you visit us again , you will find the kindness of your friends undiminished . To tell you how ...
... wish that your affections may be gained . I would have you happy wherever you are : yet I would have you wish to return to England . If ever you visit us again , you will find the kindness of your friends undiminished . To tell you how ...
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... wish to prefer the pleasure of gratifying a friend much less esteemed than yourself , before the gloomy calm of idle vacancy . Whether I shall easily arrive at an exact punctuality of correspondence , I cannot tell . I shall , at ...
... wish to prefer the pleasure of gratifying a friend much less esteemed than yourself , before the gloomy calm of idle vacancy . Whether I shall easily arrive at an exact punctuality of correspondence , I cannot tell . I shall , at ...
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... wish to please the Chief Magistrate ? " GOLDSMITH . " I do wish to please him . I remember a line in Dryden , ' And every poet is the monarch's friend . ' It ought to be reversed . " JOHNSON . " Nay , there are finer lines in Dryden on ...
... wish to please the Chief Magistrate ? " GOLDSMITH . " I do wish to please him . I remember a line in Dryden , ' And every poet is the monarch's friend . ' It ought to be reversed . " JOHNSON . " Nay , there are finer lines in Dryden on ...
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