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Be assured , for the present , that nothing has les- sened either the esteem or love with which I dismissed you at Harwich . Both have been increased by all that I have been told of you by yourself or others ; and when you return ...
Be assured , for the present , that nothing has les- sened either the esteem or love with which I dismissed you at Harwich . Both have been increased by all that I have been told of you by yourself or others ; and when you return ...
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Yet it is also used to ex- press any thing on which we have a present dependence , and is well applied to a man of distinguished influence , - our support , our refuge , our præsidium , as Horace calls Mæcenas . So , Æneid xii . 1.
Yet it is also used to ex- press any thing on which we have a present dependence , and is well applied to a man of distinguished influence , - our support , our refuge , our præsidium , as Horace calls Mæcenas . So , Æneid xii . 1.
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To those who have nothing in their thoughts but trade or policy , present power , or present money , I should not think it necessary to defend my opinions ; but with men of letters I would not unwillingly compound , by wishing the con- ...
To those who have nothing in their thoughts but trade or policy , present power , or present money , I should not think it necessary to defend my opinions ; but with men of letters I would not unwillingly compound , by wishing the con- ...
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With gentle speech she warns him now to yield , Nor stain his glories in the doubtful field ; But wrapt in conscious worth , content sit down , Since Fame , resolv'd his various pleas to crown , Though fore'd his present claim to ...
With gentle speech she warns him now to yield , Nor stain his glories in the doubtful field ; But wrapt in conscious worth , content sit down , Since Fame , resolv'd his various pleas to crown , Though fore'd his present claim to ...
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The particulars of this conversation I have been at great pains to collect , with the utmost authenticity , from Dr. Johnson's own detail to myself ; from Mr. Langton , who was present when he gave an account of it to Dr. Joseph ...
The particulars of this conversation I have been at great pains to collect , with the utmost authenticity , from Dr. Johnson's own detail to myself ; from Mr. Langton , who was present when he gave an account of it to Dr. Joseph ...
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| Titel | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 2 van The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Auteur | James Boswell |
| Uitgever | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Oxford University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 18 juni 2007 |
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