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... observed to me , upon this , that ' No man could have paid a handsomer compliment ; and it was fit for a King to pay . It was decisive . ' When asked by another friend , at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , whether he made any reply to this high ...
... observed to me , upon this , that ' No man could have paid a handsomer compliment ; and it was fit for a King to pay . It was decisive . ' When asked by another friend , at Sir Joshua Reynolds's , whether he made any reply to this high ...
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... observed , were pretty much the same in all countries ; the condition of the lower orders , the poor especially , was the true mark of national discrimination . " ' When the corn laws were in agitation in Ireland , by which that country ...
... observed , were pretty much the same in all countries ; the condition of the lower orders , the poor especially , was the true mark of national discrimination . " ' When the corn laws were in agitation in Ireland , by which that country ...
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... observed , that in most fables the animals introduced seldom talk in character . For instance , ( said he , ) the fable of the little fishes , who saw birds fly over their heads , and envying them , petitioned Jupiter to be changed into ...
... observed , that in most fables the animals introduced seldom talk in character . For instance , ( said he , ) the fable of the little fishes , who saw birds fly over their heads , and envying them , petitioned Jupiter to be changed into ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY CHAUNCEY BREWSTER TINKER | 1 |
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON SEPT 18 1709 | 17 |
INDEX 657704 | 657 |
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