The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Heritage Press, 1963 - Authors, English |
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Page 49
... late offer1 gives me no reason to distrust your generosity . If you engage in any literary projects besides this paper , I have other designs to impart , if I could be secure from having others reap the advantage of what I should hint ...
... late offer1 gives me no reason to distrust your generosity . If you engage in any literary projects besides this paper , I have other designs to impart , if I could be secure from having others reap the advantage of what I should hint ...
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... late Mr. Garrick , were by no means pleasing to others , 3 she must have had a superiority of understanding and talents , as she certainly inspired him with a more than 1 [ It appears from Mr. Hector's letter , that Johnson became ...
... late Mr. Garrick , were by no means pleasing to others , 3 she must have had a superiority of understanding and talents , as she certainly inspired him with a more than 1 [ It appears from Mr. Hector's letter , that Johnson became ...
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... late , and I begged I might be allowed to pass an evening with him there soon , which he promised I should . A few days afterwards I met him near Temple - bar , about one o'clock in the morning , and asked if he would then go to the ...
... late , and I begged I might be allowed to pass an evening with him there soon , which he promised I should . A few days afterwards I met him near Temple - bar , about one o'clock in the morning , and asked if he would then go to the ...
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