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... dined , you would choose rather to dine with the first man for genius ; but to gain most respect , you should dine with the first duke in England . For nine people in ten that you meet with , would have a higher opinion of you for ...
... dined , you would choose rather to dine with the first man for genius ; but to gain most respect , you should dine with the first duke in England . For nine people in ten that you meet with , would have a higher opinion of you for ...
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... dined with hig neighbour and landlord , in Bolt - court , Mr. Allen , the printer , whose old housekeepeer had studied his taste in every thing , he pronounced this eulogy : " Sir , we could not have had a better dinner , had there been ...
... dined with hig neighbour and landlord , in Bolt - court , Mr. Allen , the printer , whose old housekeepeer had studied his taste in every thing , he pronounced this eulogy : " Sir , we could not have had a better dinner , had there been ...
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... dined with him at General Oglethorpe's , with Mr. Langton and the Irish Dr. Campbell , whom the General had obligingly given me leave to bring with me . This learned gentleman was thus gratified with a very high intellectual feast , by ...
... dined with him at General Oglethorpe's , with Mr. Langton and the Irish Dr. Campbell , whom the General had obligingly given me leave to bring with me . This learned gentleman was thus gratified with a very high intellectual feast , by ...
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Death of Johnsons FatherIntercourse with Society in Lichfield Gilbert Walmesley | 30 |
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