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... Scotland , Psal . xliii . v . 5 . " Why art thou then cast down , my soul ? What should discourage thee ? And why with vexing thoughts art thou Disquieted in me ? " Some allowance must no doubt be made for early prepossession . But at a ...
... Scotland , Psal . xliii . v . 5 . " Why art thou then cast down , my soul ? What should discourage thee ? And why with vexing thoughts art thou Disquieted in me ? " Some allowance must no doubt be made for early prepossession . But at a ...
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... Scotland , now one of the Judges of the Court of Session , with the title of Lord Henderland . I mentioned Mr. Solicitor's relation , Lord Charles Hay , with whom I knew Dr. Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON . " I wrote something ...
... Scotland , now one of the Judges of the Court of Session , with the title of Lord Henderland . I mentioned Mr. Solicitor's relation , Lord Charles Hay , with whom I knew Dr. Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON . " I wrote something ...
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... Scotland , against diminishing the number of the Lords of Session , " published in 1785 , there is the following passage , which , as a concise , and I hope a fair and rational state of the matter , I presume to quote : " The Juries of ...
... Scotland , against diminishing the number of the Lords of Session , " published in 1785 , there is the following passage , which , as a concise , and I hope a fair and rational state of the matter , I presume to quote : " The Juries of ...
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... Scotland . " Ah , Boswell ! ( said John- son , smiling , ) what would you give to be forty years from Scotland ? " I said , " I should not like to be so long absent from the seat of my ancestors . " This gentleman , Mrs. Williams , and ...
... Scotland . " Ah , Boswell ! ( said John- son , smiling , ) what would you give to be forty years from Scotland ? " I said , " I should not like to be so long absent from the seat of my ancestors . " This gentleman , Mrs. Williams , and ...
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... and a man eminent for talents and learning , is now , with universal approbation , Solicitor - General of Scotland . VOL . II . B Otaheité , or New Zealand , in order to obtain A.D. 1776 33 Ætat . 67 He told me that "so long ago as 1748 ...
... and a man eminent for talents and learning , is now , with universal approbation , Solicitor - General of Scotland . VOL . II . B Otaheité , or New Zealand , in order to obtain A.D. 1776 33 Ætat . 67 He told me that "so long ago as 1748 ...
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