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Page ii
... attention , ex- Johnson derived from his parents , or from an unwholesome nurse , the distemper called the king's evil . The jacobites at that time believed in the efficacy of the royal touch ; and accord- ingly Mrs. Johnson presented ...
... attention , ex- Johnson derived from his parents , or from an unwholesome nurse , the distemper called the king's evil . The jacobites at that time believed in the efficacy of the royal touch ; and accord- ingly Mrs. Johnson presented ...
Page ix
... attention of the public was not excited ; there was no friend to promote a subscription ; and the project died , to revive at a future day . A new undertaking , however , was soon after proposed ; namely , an English Dictionary upon an ...
... attention of the public was not excited ; there was no friend to promote a subscription ; and the project died , to revive at a future day . A new undertaking , however , was soon after proposed ; namely , an English Dictionary upon an ...
Page xxix
... attention , and the mind recurs con- stantly to the favourite conception , is carried on in a strain of acute observation ; but it leaves us room to think that the author was transcribing Johnson's political pamphlets , whatever was his ...
... attention , and the mind recurs con- stantly to the favourite conception , is carried on in a strain of acute observation ; but it leaves us room to think that the author was transcribing Johnson's political pamphlets , whatever was his ...
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... attention , and hope , by observing his behaviour and success , to regulate their own practices , when they shall be engaged in the like part . For this reason , these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the ...
... attention , and hope , by observing his behaviour and success , to regulate their own practices , when they shall be engaged in the like part . For this reason , these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the ...
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... attention ; and those , whom fear of any future affliction chains down to misery , must endeavour to obviate the dan ... attention pleasure from the regard or attention of a wise continues fixed to the same point . The mind should be ...
... attention ; and those , whom fear of any future affliction chains down to misery , must endeavour to obviate the dan ... attention pleasure from the regard or attention of a wise continues fixed to the same point . The mind should be ...
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