The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 3Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1868 |
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... present Jaird , or his grandfather , nor could I have any temptation to such a renuncia- tion from either of them . I acknowledge the benefit of being chief of a clan is in our days of very little significancy , and to trace out the ...
... present Jaird , or his grandfather , nor could I have any temptation to such a renuncia- tion from either of them . I acknowledge the benefit of being chief of a clan is in our days of very little significancy , and to trace out the ...
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... present difficulty . I am , Sir , your most humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " 1 LETTER 213 . TO MRS . THRALE . " May 22 , 1775 . Boswell went away at two this B [ oswell ] got two and forty " One thing or other still hinders me ...
... present difficulty . I am , Sir , your most humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " 1 LETTER 213 . TO MRS . THRALE . " May 22 , 1775 . Boswell went away at two this B [ oswell ] got two and forty " One thing or other still hinders me ...
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... present age , insisting that they were more faithful to their husbands , and more virtuous in every respect , than in former times , because their understandings were better cul- tivated . It was an undoubted proof of his good sense and ...
... present age , insisting that they were more faithful to their husbands , and more virtuous in every respect , than in former times , because their understandings were better cul- tivated . It was an undoubted proof of his good sense and ...
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