The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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... late Mr. Fitzherbert of Derbyshire . " There was ( said he ) no sparkle , no brilliancy in Fitzherbert ; but I never knew a man who was so generally acceptable . He made every body quite easy , overpowered nobody by the superiority of ...
... late Mr. Fitzherbert of Derbyshire . " There was ( said he ) no sparkle , no brilliancy in Fitzherbert ; but I never knew a man who was so generally acceptable . He made every body quite easy , overpowered nobody by the superiority of ...
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... late Mr. Mallet , Sir James Porter , who had been Ambassadour at Constantinople , the late Dr. Macaulay , and two or three more . The conversation turn- ing on Mr. Pope , Lord Bathurst told us , that ' The Essay on Man ' was originally ...
... late Mr. Mallet , Sir James Porter , who had been Ambassadour at Constantinople , the late Dr. Macaulay , and two or three more . The conversation turn- ing on Mr. Pope , Lord Bathurst told us , that ' The Essay on Man ' was originally ...
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... late insurrection in Scotland , with all its incidents . Many falsehoods are passing into uncontradicted history . Voltaire , who loved a striking story , has told what he could not find to be true . 66 You may make collections for ...
... late insurrection in Scotland , with all its incidents . Many falsehoods are passing into uncontradicted history . Voltaire , who loved a striking story , has told what he could not find to be true . 66 You may make collections for ...
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