Boswell's Life of Johnson: LifeClarendon Press, 1887 |
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... Lord Henderland . I mentioned Mr. Solicitor's relation , Lord Charles Hay3 , with whom I knew Dr. Johnson Mme . D'Arblay ( Memoirs of Dr. Burney , i . 284 ) describes ' the perfect ease with which Omai managed a sword which he had ...
... Lord Henderland . I mentioned Mr. Solicitor's relation , Lord Charles Hay3 , with whom I knew Dr. Johnson Mme . D'Arblay ( Memoirs of Dr. Burney , i . 284 ) describes ' the perfect ease with which Omai managed a sword which he had ...
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... Lord Coke ' the perfection of reason , ' is not altogether with him ; for it is held in the books , that an attack ... Lords of Session , On 30 [ A.D. 1776 . In the Monthly Review for.
... Lord Coke ' the perfection of reason , ' is not altogether with him ; for it is held in the books , that an attack ... Lords of Session , On 30 [ A.D. 1776 . In the Monthly Review for.
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... Lord Thurlow , and Mr. Sastres , the Italian master ; and has dined one day with the beautiful , gay , and fascinating Lady Craven , and the next with good Mrs. Gardiner3 , the tallow - chandler , on Snow - hill . On my expressing my ...
... Lord Thurlow , and Mr. Sastres , the Italian master ; and has dined one day with the beautiful , gay , and fascinating Lady Craven , and the next with good Mrs. Gardiner3 , the tallow - chandler , on Snow - hill . On my expressing my ...
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... Lord Elibank3 had the highest admiration of his powers . He once observed to me , ' Whatever opinion John- son maintains , I will not say that he convinces me ; but he never fails to shew me , that he has good reasons for it , ' I have ...
... Lord Elibank3 had the highest admiration of his powers . He once observed to me , ' Whatever opinion John- son maintains , I will not say that he convinces me ; but he never fails to shew me , that he has good reasons for it , ' I have ...
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... Lord Lyttelton's accuracy that in the second edition he gave a list of ' false stops which hurt the sense . ' For in- stance , the punctuation of the follow- VOL . III . D ing paragraph : - " The words of Abbot Suger , in his life of ...
... Lord Lyttelton's accuracy that in the second edition he gave a list of ' false stops which hurt the sense . ' For in- stance , the punctuation of the follow- VOL . III . D ing paragraph : - " The words of Abbot Suger , in his life of ...
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