The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished. In Three VolumesHenry Baldwin, 1793 |
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... Why , Sir , that is a common preju- dice . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir ; but a common prejudice fhould not be found in one whose trade it is to rectify errour . " 3 A gen- A gentleman having come in who was to go as THE LIFE OF.
... Why , Sir , that is a common preju- dice . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir ; but a common prejudice fhould not be found in one whose trade it is to rectify errour . " 3 A gen- A gentleman having come in who was to go as THE LIFE OF.
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... whose father their fathers have voted , though they should get no more money , or even lefs . That fhows that the respect for family is not merely fanciful , but has an actual operation . If gentlemen of family would allow the rich ...
... whose father their fathers have voted , though they should get no more money , or even lefs . That fhows that the respect for family is not merely fanciful , but has an actual operation . If gentlemen of family would allow the rich ...
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... whose name Paterfon had chofen as a whim- fical one . " Tom Coriat , ( faid he , ) was a hu- mourist about the court of James the First . He had a mixture of learning , of wit , and of buf- foonery . He first travelled through Europe ...
... whose name Paterfon had chofen as a whim- fical one . " Tom Coriat , ( faid he , ) was a hu- mourist about the court of James the First . He had a mixture of learning , of wit , and of buf- foonery . He first travelled through Europe ...
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... whose brother was hanged . In uncommercial countries , many of the branches of a family muft depend on the stock ; fo , in order to make the head of the family take care of them , they are represented as connected with his reputation ...
... whose brother was hanged . In uncommercial countries , many of the branches of a family muft depend on the stock ; fo , in order to make the head of the family take care of them , they are represented as connected with his reputation ...
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... whose words have been exhibited with unneceffary pomp , and feem to be confidered as irrefiftibly decifive . The great moment of his authority makes it neceffary to examine his pofition . Some ages ago , ( fays he , ) before the ...
... whose words have been exhibited with unneceffary pomp , and feem to be confidered as irrefiftibly decifive . The great moment of his authority makes it neceffary to examine his pofition . Some ages ago , ( fays he , ) before the ...
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