The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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Page 514
... doubt that I might mention some circumstances ; but I do not chuse to commit them to paper . " ' 1 What his opinion is , I do not know . He says , ' I am singularly obliged to Dr. Johnson for his accurate and useful criticisms . Had he ...
... doubt that I might mention some circumstances ; but I do not chuse to commit them to paper . " ' 1 What his opinion is , I do not know . He says , ' I am singularly obliged to Dr. Johnson for his accurate and useful criticisms . Had he ...
Page 48
... doubt he has made a dinner , and invited a company , and boasted of the honour he expected to have . I shall be quite disgraced if the Doctor is not there . " She gradually softened to my solicitations , which were certainly as earnest ...
... doubt he has made a dinner , and invited a company , and boasted of the honour he expected to have . I shall be quite disgraced if the Doctor is not there . " She gradually softened to my solicitations , which were certainly as earnest ...
Page 148
... doubt not but the justice of the court will declare him free . " I record Dr. Johnson's argument fairly upon this ... Doubts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade . " To Mr. Ranby's " Doubts , " I will apply Lord Chancellor Hardwicke's ...
... doubt not but the justice of the court will declare him free . " I record Dr. Johnson's argument fairly upon this ... Doubts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade . " To Mr. Ranby's " Doubts , " I will apply Lord Chancellor Hardwicke's ...
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