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Page 63
... means , he had acquired a competent knowledge both of French and Italian , I do not know ; but he was so well skilled in them , as to be sufficiently qualified for a translator . That part of his labour which consisted in emen- dation ...
... means , he had acquired a competent knowledge both of French and Italian , I do not know ; but he was so well skilled in them , as to be sufficiently qualified for a translator . That part of his labour which consisted in emen- dation ...
Page 521
... mean genteel moral characters . " " I think ( said Hicky , ) gentility and morality are inseparable . " BOSWELL . " By no means , Sir . The genteelest char- acters are often the most immoral . Does not Lord Chesterfield give precepts ...
... mean genteel moral characters . " " I think ( said Hicky , ) gentility and morality are inseparable . " BOSWELL . " By no means , Sir . The genteelest char- acters are often the most immoral . Does not Lord Chesterfield give precepts ...
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... means of subsistence , he immediately repaired to Bolt - court , to visit Dr. Johnson ; and having informed him of his desire to be admitted into the Church of England , for this purpose solicited his aid to procure for him an ...
... means of subsistence , he immediately repaired to Bolt - court , to visit Dr. Johnson ; and having informed him of his desire to be admitted into the Church of England , for this purpose solicited his aid to procure for him an ...
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