The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4G. Dearborn, 1835 |
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... gave me a letter of introduction to him . LETTER 844 . 46 TO THE REV . MR . JOHN WESLEY . " May 5 , 1779 . SIR , -Mr . Boswell , a gentleman who has been long known to me , is desir ous of being known to you , and has asked this ...
... gave me a letter of introduction to him . LETTER 844 . 46 TO THE REV . MR . JOHN WESLEY . " May 5 , 1779 . SIR , -Mr . Boswell , a gentleman who has been long known to me , is desir ous of being known to you , and has asked this ...
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... gave offence to some of the friends of that nobleman , and particularly produced a declaration of war against him from Mrs. Montagu , the ingenious essayist on Shakspeare , between whom and his lordship a commerce of reciprocal ...
... gave offence to some of the friends of that nobleman , and particularly produced a declaration of war against him from Mrs. Montagu , the ingenious essayist on Shakspeare , between whom and his lordship a commerce of reciprocal ...
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... gave as an instance , the vote of the house of commons for remitting money to pay the army in America in Porutgal pieces , when , in reality , the remittance is made not in Portugal money , but in our specie . JOHNSON . " Is there not a ...
... gave as an instance , the vote of the house of commons for remitting money to pay the army in America in Porutgal pieces , when , in reality , the remittance is made not in Portugal money , but in our specie . JOHNSON . " Is there not a ...
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