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Page 282
... talked violently against the Roman Catho- licks , and of the horrours of the Inquisition . To the utter astonish- ment of all the passengers but myself , who knew that he could talk upon any side of a question , he defended the ...
... talked violently against the Roman Catho- licks , and of the horrours of the Inquisition . To the utter astonish- ment of all the passengers but myself , who knew that he could talk upon any side of a question , he defended the ...
Page 447
... talked of the melacholy end of a gentleman who had de- stroyed himself . JOHNSON . " It was owing to imaginary difficulties in his affairs , which , had he talked with any friend , would soon have vanished . " BosWELL . " Do you think ...
... talked of the melacholy end of a gentleman who had de- stroyed himself . JOHNSON . " It was owing to imaginary difficulties in his affairs , which , had he talked with any friend , would soon have vanished . " BosWELL . " Do you think ...
Page 832
... talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired . We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been maintained that this superfetation , this teeming of the press in modern times ...
... talked of than Pope , and Homer is less talked of than Virgil ; but they are not less admired . We must read what the world reads at the moment . It has been maintained that this superfetation , this teeming of the press in modern times ...
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