The Sexagenarian: Or, The Recollections of a Literary Life ...F.C. and J. Rivington, 1818 |
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... I have often regretted that on leaving his so- ciety , I did not constantly write down the good things said by JOHN WILKES . I transcribe from memo- memory these few particulars concerning him , and I may CHAPTER II. ...
... I have often regretted that on leaving his so- ciety , I did not constantly write down the good things said by JOHN WILKES . I transcribe from memo- memory these few particulars concerning him , and I may CHAPTER II. ...
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... things , Boswell reminded Wilkes , with no ordinary satisfaction , of the exquisite Lacryma Christi , which they had ... thing relating to Scotland was introduced . You must acknowledge , my friend Wilkes , ' ob- served Boswell one day ...
... things , Boswell reminded Wilkes , with no ordinary satisfaction , of the exquisite Lacryma Christi , which they had ... thing relating to Scotland was introduced . You must acknowledge , my friend Wilkes , ' ob- served Boswell one day ...
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... thing like chagrin or mortification , but he certainly took his disapointment at Brentford , the last time that he offered himself as candidate for Middlesex , very heavily to heart . I should much have liked , ' " he would say , ' to ...
... thing like chagrin or mortification , but he certainly took his disapointment at Brentford , the last time that he offered himself as candidate for Middlesex , very heavily to heart . I should much have liked , ' " he would say , ' to ...
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... things . A few of these children of questionable parentage are preserved . No matter to which of the above , or to whom they belong . Querist . - Where , observed a Roman Catholic , in warm dispute with a Protestant , where was your ...
... things . A few of these children of questionable parentage are preserved . No matter to which of the above , or to whom they belong . Querist . - Where , observed a Roman Catholic , in warm dispute with a Protestant , where was your ...
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... thing , when both had a slit at the end . " The other instance is no less curious , and also happened in the presence of our friend . A female came into a bookseller's shop with a slip of paper in her hand , upon which was written a ...
... thing , when both had a slit at the end . " The other instance is no less curious , and also happened in the presence of our friend . A female came into a bookseller's shop with a slip of paper in her hand , upon which was written a ...
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