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A fat elderly gentlewoman , and a young Dutchman , seemed the most inclined among us to con- versation . At the inn where we dined , the gentlewoman said that she had done her best to educate her children ; and particularly , that she ...
A fat elderly gentlewoman , and a young Dutchman , seemed the most inclined among us to con- versation . At the inn where we dined , the gentlewoman said that she had done her best to educate her children ; and particularly , that she ...
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Even the powerful mind of Johnson seemed foiled by futurity . But I thought , that the gloom of uncertainty in solemn religious speculation , being mingled with hope , was yet more consolatory than the emptiness of infidelity .
Even the powerful mind of Johnson seemed foiled by futurity . But I thought , that the gloom of uncertainty in solemn religious speculation , being mingled with hope , was yet more consolatory than the emptiness of infidelity .
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Sir Joshua Reynolds , who was much amused by this pro- cedure , which seemed a kind of reversing of what might have been expected from the two men , took notice of it to Dr. Johnson , as they walked away by themselves .
Sir Joshua Reynolds , who was much amused by this pro- cedure , which seemed a kind of reversing of what might have been expected from the two men , took notice of it to Dr. Johnson , as they walked away by themselves .
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DEDICATION TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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