The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 2National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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... leaves London without regret . But remember , Sir , you have seen and enjoyed a great deal ; you have seen life in its highest decorations , and the world has nothing new to exhibit . No man is so well qualified to leave public life as ...
... leaves London without regret . But remember , Sir , you have seen and enjoyed a great deal ; you have seen life in its highest decorations , and the world has nothing new to exhibit . No man is so well qualified to leave public life as ...
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... leave sartum tectum to posterity , what we have without any merit of our own received from our ancestors , should not choice and free- will be kept unviolated ? Is land to be treated with more reverence than liberty ? If this ...
... leave sartum tectum to posterity , what we have without any merit of our own received from our ancestors , should not choice and free- will be kept unviolated ? Is land to be treated with more reverence than liberty ? If this ...
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... leave England , and in the beginning of the next week I shall leave London for a short time ; of this I think it necessary to inform you , that you may not be disappointed in any of your enterprises . I had not fully resolved to go into ...
... leave England , and in the beginning of the next week I shall leave London for a short time ; of this I think it necessary to inform you , that you may not be disappointed in any of your enterprises . I had not fully resolved to go into ...
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Johnson introduced to George III Visits LichfieldDeath of Catherine Cham | 30 |
1769 | 50 |
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