The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... heard of you , none of us are able to inform the rest ; but as we are all neglected alike , no one thinks himself entitled to the pri- vilege of complaint . " I should have known nothing of you or of Langton , from the time that dear ...
... heard of you , none of us are able to inform the rest ; but as we are all neglected alike , no one thinks himself entitled to the pri- vilege of complaint . " I should have known nothing of you or of Langton , from the time that dear ...
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... heard of at Canongate Head . I must beg , sir , that you will enquire after them , and let me know what is to be done . I am willing to go to ten pounds , and will transmit you such a sum , if , upon examination , you find it likely to ...
... heard of at Canongate Head . I must beg , sir , that you will enquire after them , and let me know what is to be done . I am willing to go to ten pounds , and will transmit you such a sum , if , upon examination , you find it likely to ...
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... heard that the Doctor had been lately at Oxford , asked him if he was not fond of going thither . To which Johnson answered , that he was indeed fond of going to Oxford sometimes , but was likewise glad to come back again . The king ...
... heard that the Doctor had been lately at Oxford , asked him if he was not fond of going thither . To which Johnson answered , that he was indeed fond of going to Oxford sometimes , but was likewise glad to come back again . The king ...
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... heard and remembered the circumstance , which Johnson himself had forgot . His majesty expressed a desire to have the literary biography of this country ably executed , and proposed to Dr. Johnson to undertake it . Johnson signified his ...
... heard and remembered the circumstance , which Johnson himself had forgot . His majesty expressed a desire to have the literary biography of this country ably executed , and proposed to Dr. Johnson to undertake it . Johnson signified his ...
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... heard parts of it occa- sionally . He , however , talked of it ; and said , " I am of opinion that positive proof of fraud should not be required of the plaintiff , but that the judges should decide according as probability shall appear ...
... heard parts of it occa- sionally . He , however , talked of it ; and said , " I am of opinion that positive proof of fraud should not be required of the plaintiff , but that the judges should decide according as probability shall appear ...
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