Boswell's Life of Johnson: LifeClarendon Press, 1887 |
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... speak favourably of his own age ; and , indeed , maintained its superiority3 in every respect , except in its reverence for govern- ment ; the relaxation of which he imputed , as its grand cause , to the shock which our monarchy ...
... speak favourably of his own age ; and , indeed , maintained its superiority3 in every respect , except in its reverence for govern- ment ; the relaxation of which he imputed , as its grand cause , to the shock which our monarchy ...
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... speak to either , lest I should mistake one for the other ' . ' We agreed to dine to - day at the Mitre - tavern , after the rising of the House of Lords , where a branch of the litigation concern- ing the Douglas Estate2 , in which I ...
... speak to either , lest I should mistake one for the other ' . ' We agreed to dine to - day at the Mitre - tavern , after the rising of the House of Lords , where a branch of the litigation concern- ing the Douglas Estate2 , in which I ...
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... speaking , no money , is every where well received and treated with attention . The character of a soldier always stands him in stead ?. BOSWELL . ' Yet , Sir , I think that common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the ...
... speaking , no money , is every where well received and treated with attention . The character of a soldier always stands him in stead ?. BOSWELL . ' Yet , Sir , I think that common soldiers are worse thought of than other men in the ...
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... ( Speaking with a tone of animation . ) When I expressed an earnest wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , I do not see that I could make a book upon Italy " ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred pounds , or five hundred pounds ...
... ( Speaking with a tone of animation . ) When I expressed an earnest wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , I do not see that I could make a book upon Italy " ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred pounds , or five hundred pounds ...
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... speaking ; and the ship which carried it having come to Portugal , this packet , with others , had been put into the post - office at Lisbon , I mentioned a new gaming - club ' , of which Mr. Beauclerk had given me an account , where ...
... speaking ; and the ship which carried it having come to Portugal , this packet , with others , had been put into the post - office at Lisbon , I mentioned a new gaming - club ' , of which Mr. Beauclerk had given me an account , where ...
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