The Life of Samuel Johnson,L.L.D. |
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Page 143
... acquaintance with each particular person , if it could be done , would be a task , of which the labour would not be repaid by the advantage . But exceptions are to be made ; one of which must be a friend so eminent as Sir Joshua ...
... acquaintance with each particular person , if it could be done , would be a task , of which the labour would not be repaid by the advantage . But exceptions are to be made ; one of which must be a friend so eminent as Sir Joshua ...
Page 144
... acquaintance with Bennet Langton , Esq . of Langton , in Lincolnshire , another much valued friend , commenced soon after the conclusion of his Rambler ; which that gentleman , then a youth , had read with so much admiration , that he ...
... acquaintance with Bennet Langton , Esq . of Langton , in Lincolnshire , another much valued friend , commenced soon after the conclusion of his Rambler ; which that gentleman , then a youth , had read with so much admiration , that he ...
Page 613
... acquaintance in a former situation may bring out things which it would be very dis- agreeable to have mentioned before higher company , though , per- haps , every body knows of them . " He placed this subject in a new light to me , and ...
... acquaintance in a former situation may bring out things which it would be very dis- agreeable to have mentioned before higher company , though , per- haps , every body knows of them . " He placed this subject in a new light to me , and ...
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