Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.H. Washbourne, 1857 - 580 pages |
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Page 87
... seems to me more frequently tion of my book did not endeavour to de- thrown away with levity , or lost by negli ... seem , in as easy and pleasant a state of existence , as constitutional unhappiness ever permitted him to enjoy . " TO ...
... seems to me more frequently tion of my book did not endeavour to de- thrown away with levity , or lost by negli ... seem , in as easy and pleasant a state of existence , as constitutional unhappiness ever permitted him to enjoy . " TO ...
Page 200
... seems to be no very conclusive reasoning , which con- nects those two propositions ; the nation is become less ferocious , and therefore the laws against fraud and covin shall be re- laxed . ' " Whatever reason may have influenced the ...
... seems to be no very conclusive reasoning , which con- nects those two propositions ; the nation is become less ferocious , and therefore the laws against fraud and covin shall be re- laxed . ' " Whatever reason may have influenced the ...
Page 263
... seems to be about five guineas a day . - Our extraordinary expenses , as diversions , gra- tuities , clothes , I cannot reckon . - Our tra- velling is ten guineas a day . " White stockings , 18 liv . * Wig . - Hat . " Sunday , Oct. 29 ...
... seems to be about five guineas a day . - Our extraordinary expenses , as diversions , gra- tuities , clothes , I cannot reckon . - Our tra- velling is ten guineas a day . " White stockings , 18 liv . * Wig . - Hat . " Sunday , Oct. 29 ...
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