The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1912 |
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... believe that he wrote it , as if I had seen him do it . Sir , had he shewn it to any one friend , he would not have been allowed to publish it . He has , indeed , done it very well ; but it is a foolish thing well done . I suppose he ...
... believe that he wrote it , as if I had seen him do it . Sir , had he shewn it to any one friend , he would not have been allowed to publish it . He has , indeed , done it very well ; but it is a foolish thing well done . I suppose he ...
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... believe it is the first time he has beat ; he may have been beaten before . This , Sir , is a new plume to him . " I mentioned Sir John Dalrymple's " Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland , " and his discoveries to the prejudice of Lord ...
... believe it is the first time he has beat ; he may have been beaten before . This , Sir , is a new plume to him . " I mentioned Sir John Dalrymple's " Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland , " and his discoveries to the prejudice of Lord ...
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... believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced , that he took no pains to find out the truth . He was like a man who resolves to regulate his time by a certain watch ; but will not inquire whether the watch is ...
... believe that Burnet intentionally lied ; but he was so much prejudiced , that he took no pains to find out the truth . He was like a man who resolves to regulate his time by a certain watch ; but will not inquire whether the watch is ...
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... believe there are as many tall men in England now , as ever there were . But , secondly , supposing the stature of our people to be diminished , that is not owing to luxury ; for , Sir , consider to how very small a proportion of our ...
... believe there are as many tall men in England now , as ever there were . But , secondly , supposing the stature of our people to be diminished , that is not owing to luxury ; for , Sir , consider to how very small a proportion of our ...
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... believe , have had a more extensive sale . It is remarkable , that it begins very much like the poem of Dante ; yet there was no translation of Dante when Bunyan wrote . There is reason to think that he had read Spenser . " A ...
... believe , have had a more extensive sale . It is remarkable , that it begins very much like the poem of Dante ; yet there was no translation of Dante when Bunyan wrote . There is reason to think that he had read Spenser . " A ...
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