The Life of Samuel Johnson,L.L.D. |
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Page 214
... wrote " an Address of the Painters to George III . on his Accession to the Throne of these Kingdoms , " † which no mon- arch ever ascended with more sincere congratulations from his people . Two generations of foreign princes had ...
... wrote " an Address of the Painters to George III . on his Accession to the Throne of these Kingdoms , " † which no mon- arch ever ascended with more sincere congratulations from his people . Two generations of foreign princes had ...
Page 320
... wrote it before she was acquainted with me ; but she has not told you that I wrote it all over again , except two lines . " " The Fountains , " a beautiful little Fairy tale in prose , written with exquisite simplicity , is one of ...
... wrote it before she was acquainted with me ; but she has not told you that I wrote it all over again , except two lines . " " The Fountains , " a beautiful little Fairy tale in prose , written with exquisite simplicity , is one of ...
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... wrote concerning the question which perplexed me so much , his Lordship wrote to me : " Your scruples have produced more fruit than I ever expected from them ; an excellent dissertation on general principles of morals and law . " I wrote ...
... wrote concerning the question which perplexed me so much , his Lordship wrote to me : " Your scruples have produced more fruit than I ever expected from them ; an excellent dissertation on general principles of morals and law . " I wrote ...
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