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... English Common Soldiers was added to it when published in Volumes . acknowl . 1759. Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia , a Tale . acknowl . Advertisement for the Proprietors of the Idler against certain Persons who pirated those Papers as ...
... English Common Soldiers was added to it when published in Volumes . acknowl . 1759. Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia , a Tale . acknowl . Advertisement for the Proprietors of the Idler against certain Persons who pirated those Papers as ...
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... English pronunciation . ' JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , few of them do , because they do not persevere after acquiring a certain degree of it . But , Sir , there can be no doubt that they may attain to a perfect ... ENGLISH 445 English , and.
... English pronunciation . ' JOHNSON . ' Why , Sir , few of them do , because they do not persevere after acquiring a certain degree of it . But , Sir , there can be no doubt that they may attain to a perfect ... ENGLISH 445 English , and.
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... ENGLISH 445 English , and makes , ' the fools who use it , ' truly ridiculous . Good English is plain , easy , and smooth in the mouth of an unaffected English Gentleman . A studied and factitious pronunciation , which requires ...
... ENGLISH 445 English , and makes , ' the fools who use it , ' truly ridiculous . Good English is plain , easy , and smooth in the mouth of an unaffected English Gentleman . A studied and factitious pronunciation , which requires ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY CHAUNCEY BREWSTER TINKER | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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