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... writer , who has be- | queathed to posterity a lasting legacy , are pre- sented to the world , it is naturally expected , that some account of his life should accompany the edition . The reader wishes to know as much as possible of the ...
... writer , who has be- | queathed to posterity a lasting legacy , are pre- sented to the world , it is naturally expected , that some account of his life should accompany the edition . The reader wishes to know as much as possible of the ...
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... writer ? Per - sisted him in the classics . The general direc- haps , what has not been attempted ; a short , yet tion for his studies , which he then received , he full - a faithful , yet temperate , history of Dr. | related to Mrs ...
... writer ? Per - sisted him in the classics . The general direc- haps , what has not been attempted ; a short , yet tion for his studies , which he then received , he full - a faithful , yet temperate , history of Dr. | related to Mrs ...
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... writer , and others , dined with the late Mr. Foote . An important debate towards the end of Sir Robert Walpole's administration be- ing mentioned , Dr. Francis observed , " That Mr. Pitt's speech , on that occasion , was the best he ...
... writer , and others , dined with the late Mr. Foote . An important debate towards the end of Sir Robert Walpole's administration be- ing mentioned , Dr. Francis observed , " That Mr. Pitt's speech , on that occasion , was the best he ...
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... writer has said on a similar occasion , began in his lifetime . for that reason is inserted in this edition . But if Johnson approved of the argument , it was no longer than while he believed it founded in truth . Let us advert to his ...
... writer has said on a similar occasion , began in his lifetime . for that reason is inserted in this edition . But if Johnson approved of the argument , it was no longer than while he believed it founded in truth . Let us advert to his ...
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... writer of Lexi- queur de la terre ; that I might obtain that regard phanes . As Dryden says , " He had too much for which I saw the world contending . But I horse - play in his raillery . " found my attendance so little encouraged ...
... writer of Lexi- queur de la terre ; that I might obtain that regard phanes . As Dryden says , " He had too much for which I saw the world contending . But I horse - play in his raillery . " found my attendance so little encouraged ...
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