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Page 596
... called on Mr. Lloyd , one of the people called Quakers . He too was not at home , but Mrs. Lloyd was , and received us courteously , and asked us to dinner . Johnson said to me , " After the uncertainty of all human things at Hector's ...
... called on Mr. Lloyd , one of the people called Quakers . He too was not at home , but Mrs. Lloyd was , and received us courteously , and asked us to dinner . Johnson said to me , " After the uncertainty of all human things at Hector's ...
Page 641
... called on Mr. Barret , the surgeon , and saw some of the originals as they were called , which were exe- cuted very artificially ; but from a careful inspection of them , and a consideration of the circumstances with which they were ...
... called on Mr. Barret , the surgeon , and saw some of the originals as they were called , which were exe- cuted very artificially ; but from a careful inspection of them , and a consideration of the circumstances with which they were ...
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... called his winter - chair ; and that it was car- ried out for him to the balcony in summer , and was then called his summer - chair . ' Cibber could tell no more but ' That he remem- bered him a decent old man , arbiter of critical ...
... called his winter - chair ; and that it was car- ried out for him to the balcony in summer , and was then called his summer - chair . ' Cibber could tell no more but ' That he remem- bered him a decent old man , arbiter of critical ...
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