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... lady , which it is worth while to correct ; for if credit should be given to such a childish , irra- tional , and ridiculous statement of the foundation of Dr. Johnson's faith in christianity , how little credit would be due to it . Mrs ...
... lady , which it is worth while to correct ; for if credit should be given to such a childish , irra- tional , and ridiculous statement of the foundation of Dr. Johnson's faith in christianity , how little credit would be due to it . Mrs ...
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... lady , who , in a paper with which I have been favoured by a daughter of his intimate friend and physician , Dr. Lawrence , thus describes Dr. Johnson some years afterwards : " As the particulars of the former part of Dr. Johnson's life ...
... lady , who , in a paper with which I have been favoured by a daughter of his intimate friend and physician , Dr. Lawrence , thus describes Dr. Johnson some years afterwards : " As the particulars of the former part of Dr. Johnson's life ...
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... Lady , on receiving from her a Sprig of Myrtle . What hopes , what terrours does thy gift create , Ambiguous emblem of uncertain fate ! The myrtle , ensign of supreme command , Consign'd by Venus to Melissa's hand ; Not less capricious ...
... Lady , on receiving from her a Sprig of Myrtle . What hopes , what terrours does thy gift create , Ambiguous emblem of uncertain fate ! The myrtle , ensign of supreme command , Consign'd by Venus to Melissa's hand ; Not less capricious ...
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... lady's statement , which , I make no doubt , she supposed to be correct : but it shows how dangerous it is to trust too implicitly to traditional testimony and ingenious inference ; for Mr. Hector has lately assured me that Mrs ...
... lady's statement , which , I make no doubt , she supposed to be correct : but it shows how dangerous it is to trust too implicitly to traditional testimony and ingenious inference ; for Mr. Hector has lately assured me that Mrs ...
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... lady Knight , at Rome , and transmitted by her to the late John Hoole , esq . the translator of Metastasio , etc. by whom it was inserted in the European Magazine for October , 1799 . " Mrs. Williams's account of Mrs. Johnson was , that ...
... lady Knight , at Rome , and transmitted by her to the late John Hoole , esq . the translator of Metastasio , etc. by whom it was inserted in the European Magazine for October , 1799 . " Mrs. Williams's account of Mrs. Johnson was , that ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... James Boswell Visualização integral - 1857 |
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