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... letter , and asked him to borrow for her , from his father , a Bible in that character . When he was going to Oxford , she came to take leave of him , brought him , in the simplicity of her kindness , a pre- sent of gingerbread , and ...
... letter , and asked him to borrow for her , from his father , a Bible in that character . When he was going to Oxford , she came to take leave of him , brought him , in the simplicity of her kindness , a pre- sent of gingerbread , and ...
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... letter addressed to the above excellent lady , some few days before her death , in 1756 , he again says , " I have returned your Law : which , however , I earnestly entreat you to give me . " It must be confessed , however , that Law's ...
... letter addressed to the above excellent lady , some few days before her death , in 1756 , he again says , " I have returned your Law : which , however , I earnestly entreat you to give me . " It must be confessed , however , that Law's ...
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... letter to me : " The pleasure he took in vexing the tutors and fellows has been often mentioned . But I have heard him say , what ought to be recorded to the honour of the present venerable master of that college , the reverend William ...
... letter to me : " The pleasure he took in vexing the tutors and fellows has been often mentioned . But I have heard him say , what ought to be recorded to the honour of the present venerable master of that college , the reverend William ...
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... letter of Johnson's to a friend , which I have read , dated Lichfield , July 27 , 1732 , that he had left sir Wolstan Dixie's house recently before that letter was written . He then had hopes of succeeding , either as mas- ter or usher ...
... letter of Johnson's to a friend , which I have read , dated Lichfield , July 27 , 1732 , that he had left sir Wolstan Dixie's house recently before that letter was written . He then had hopes of succeeding , either as mas- ter or usher ...
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... letters were received from the fathers of Ethiopia , with an account that sultan Segned , emperour of Abys- sinia ... letter informed our provincial , that we might easily enter his dominions by the way of Dancala ; but , unhappily ...
... letters were received from the fathers of Ethiopia , with an account that sultan Segned , emperour of Abys- sinia ... letter informed our provincial , that we might easily enter his dominions by the way of Dancala ; but , unhappily ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1 James Boswell Visualização integral - 1857 |
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