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Goldsmith , in the couplet which he inserted , mentions Luke as a person well known , and superficial readers have passed it over quite smoothly ; while those of more attention have been a It is remarkable that Mr. Gray has employed ...
Goldsmith , in the couplet which he inserted , mentions Luke as a person well known , and superficial readers have passed it over quite smoothly ; while those of more attention have been a It is remarkable that Mr. Gray has employed ...
Pagina 12
I should have known nothing of you or of Langton , from the time that dear Miss Langton left us , had not I met Mr. Simpson of Lincoln one day in the street , by whom ...
I should have known nothing of you or of Langton , from the time that dear Miss Langton left us , had not I met Mr. Simpson of Lincoln one day in the street , by whom ...
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... and obeyed by his servants ; he was very considerate as to the injunctions he gave , and explained them distinctly : and , at their first coming to his service , steadily " His art of life certainly deserves to be known 14 [ 1766 .
... and obeyed by his servants ; he was very considerate as to the injunctions he gave , and explained them distinctly : and , at their first coming to his service , steadily " His art of life certainly deserves to be known 14 [ 1766 .
Pagina 15
His art of life certainly deserves to be known and - studied . He lived in plenty and elegance upon an in- come which to many would appear indigent , and to most scanty . How he lived , therefore , every man has an in- exacted a close ...
His art of life certainly deserves to be known and - studied . He lived in plenty and elegance upon an in- come which to many would appear indigent , and to most scanty . How he lived , therefore , every man has an in- exacted a close ...
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... but with men of letters I would not unwillingly compound , by wishing the con- tinuance of every language , however narrow in its extent , or however incommodious for common purposes , till it is reposited in some version of a known ...
... but with men of letters I would not unwillingly compound , by wishing the con- tinuance of every language , however narrow in its extent , or however incommodious for common purposes , till it is reposited in some version of a known ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 2 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1791 |
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