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... merit to his composition . Mr. Murphy said , he remem- bered when there were several people alive in London , who enjoyed a considerable reputation merely from having written a paper in " The Spectator . " He mentioned particularly Mr ...
... merit to his composition . Mr. Murphy said , he remem- bered when there were several people alive in London , who enjoyed a considerable reputation merely from having written a paper in " The Spectator . " He mentioned particularly Mr ...
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... merit . [ Johnson appears to have been particularly pleased with the character of the heroine of this novel . " His attention to veracity ( says Mrs. Piozzi , ) was without equal or example ; and when I mentioned Clarissa as a perfect ...
... merit . [ Johnson appears to have been particularly pleased with the character of the heroine of this novel . " His attention to veracity ( says Mrs. Piozzi , ) was without equal or example ; and when I mentioned Clarissa as a perfect ...
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... merit , and on that account may have an equal claim to attention ; but one of them may have also fortune and rank , and so may have a double claim . " Talking of his notes on Shakspeare , he said , “ I despise those who do not see that ...
... merit , and on that account may have an equal claim to attention ; but one of them may have also fortune and rank , and so may have a double claim . " Talking of his notes on Shakspeare , he said , “ I despise those who do not see that ...
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... merits . " JOHNSON . " I suppose Sir , Settle did as well for Aldermen in his time , as John Home could do now . Where did Beckford , and Trecothick learn English ? " Mr. Arthur Lee mentioned some Scotch who had taken veterem , utcunque ...
... merits . " JOHNSON . " I suppose Sir , Settle did as well for Aldermen in his time , as John Home could do now . Where did Beckford , and Trecothick learn English ? " Mr. Arthur Lee mentioned some Scotch who had taken veterem , utcunque ...
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... merit , that he was nominated to one of the medical professorships in the College of Edinburgh , without solicitation , while he was at Naples . Having other views , he did not accept of the honour , and soon afterwards died . May I was ...
... merit , that he was nominated to one of the medical professorships in the College of Edinburgh , without solicitation , while he was at Naples . Having other views , he did not accept of the honour , and soon afterwards died . May I was ...
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