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... observe . It is related of the great Dr. Clarke , that when in one of his leisure hours he was unbending himself with a few friends in the most playful and frolicksome manner , he observed Beau Nash approaching ; upon which he suddenly ...
... observe . It is related of the great Dr. Clarke , that when in one of his leisure hours he was unbending himself with a few friends in the most playful and frolicksome manner , he observed Beau Nash approaching ; upon which he suddenly ...
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... observe , that in no other respect could I dis- cern any defect in his vision ; on the contrary , the force of his ... observed resembled a cone , he corrected my inaccuracy , by shewing me , that it was indeed pointed at the top , but ...
... observe , that in no other respect could I dis- cern any defect in his vision ; on the contrary , the force of his ... observed resembled a cone , he corrected my inaccuracy , by shewing me , that it was indeed pointed at the top , but ...
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... observed to me that ' Johnson knew more books than any man alive . ' He had a peculiar facility in seizing at once ... observation from him . [ M. ] 50 DR . ADAMS [ 1729 business . For an.
... observed to me that ' Johnson knew more books than any man alive . ' He had a peculiar facility in seizing at once ... observation from him . [ M. ] 50 DR . ADAMS [ 1729 business . For an.
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... observed were too gross for imitation . The profits of a single poem , however excellent , appear to have been very small in the last reign , compared with what a publication of the same size has since been known to yield . I have ...
... observed were too gross for imitation . The profits of a single poem , however excellent , appear to have been very small in the last reign , compared with what a publication of the same size has since been known to yield . I have ...
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... observed , was one of those happy turns for which he was so remarkably ready . Johnson having now explicitly avowed his opinion of Lord Chesterfield , did not refrain from expressing himself con- cerning that nobleman with pointed ...
... observed , was one of those happy turns for which he was so remarkably ready . Johnson having now explicitly avowed his opinion of Lord Chesterfield , did not refrain from expressing himself con- cerning that nobleman with pointed ...
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