Life of Johnson ...Harper, 1891 |
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... gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day before , at dinner at Sir John Pringle's ' ; and he was much pleased with the con- scientious accuracy of that celebrated circumnavigator , who ...
... gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day before , at dinner at Sir John Pringle's ' ; and he was much pleased with the con- scientious accuracy of that celebrated circumnavigator , who ...
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... gave far more frequent repri- mands to the want of a band , or to the hair tied in a queue , than to important irregularities . A man might be a drunkard , a debauchee , and yet long escape the Proctor's animadversion ; but no virtue ...
... gave far more frequent repri- mands to the want of a band , or to the hair tied in a queue , than to important irregularities . A man might be a drunkard , a debauchee , and yet long escape the Proctor's animadversion ; but no virtue ...
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... gave himself silently up to his grief , and fell in a few years a victim to it . ' In a second note ( ii . 22 ) he says : — The poor man could never subdue his grief on account of his son's death . ' district , 22 The projected Italian ...
... gave himself silently up to his grief , and fell in a few years a victim to it . ' In a second note ( ii . 22 ) he says : — The poor man could never subdue his grief on account of his son's death . ' district , 22 The projected Italian ...
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... gave us one of the many sketches of character which were treasured in his mind , and which he was wont to pro- duce quite unexpectedly in a very entertaining manner . ' I lately , ( said he , ) received a letter from the East Indies ...
... gave us one of the many sketches of character which were treasured in his mind , and which he was wont to pro- duce quite unexpectedly in a very entertaining manner . ' I lately , ( said he , ) received a letter from the East Indies ...
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... gave Theophilus Cibber , who was then in prison , ten guineas , to allow Mr. Cibber to be put upon the title - page , as the au- thour ; by this , a double imposition was intended : in the first place , that it was the work of a Cibber ...
... gave Theophilus Cibber , who was then in prison , ten guineas , to allow Mr. Cibber to be put upon the title - page , as the au- thour ; by this , a double imposition was intended : in the first place , that it was the work of a Cibber ...
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