The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4John W. Lovell Company, 1899 - Authors, English |
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... instance what is related of the great Lord Granville ; that after he had written his letter giving an account of the battle of Dettingen , he said , ' Here is a letter , expressed in terms not good enough for a tallow chandler to have ...
... instance what is related of the great Lord Granville ; that after he had written his letter giving an account of the battle of Dettingen , he said , ' Here is a letter , expressed in terms not good enough for a tallow chandler to have ...
Page 160
... instances , and goes through life without having it perceived . For example , a madness has seized a person , 3 of ... instance , if a woman should continually dwell upon the subject of the Arien heresy . " No man speaks concerning ...
... instances , and goes through life without having it perceived . For example , a madness has seized a person , 3 of ... instance , if a woman should continually dwell upon the subject of the Arien heresy . " No man speaks concerning ...
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... instance , in conversation , which never happened . " This alluded to a story , which I had repeated from that gentleman , to entertain Johnson with its wild bravado . " This Johnson , Sir , " said he , " whom you are all afraid of ...
... instance , in conversation , which never happened . " This alluded to a story , which I had repeated from that gentleman , to entertain Johnson with its wild bravado . " This Johnson , Sir , " said he , " whom you are all afraid of ...
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