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... letter giving an account of the battle of Dettingen , he said , ' Here is a letter , expressed in terms not good enough for a tallow- chandler to have used . " Here Lord Macartney remarks , " A Bramin or any cast of the Hindoos will ...
... letter giving an account of the battle of Dettingen , he said , ' Here is a letter , expressed in terms not good enough for a tallow- chandler to have used . " Here Lord Macartney remarks , " A Bramin or any cast of the Hindoos will ...
Pàgina 29
... letter of stupid abuse of Sir Joshua Reynolds , of which Johnson himself came in for a share , Pray , said he , let us have it read aloud from beginning to end ; ' which being done , he with a lu- dicrous earnestness , and not directing ...
... letter of stupid abuse of Sir Joshua Reynolds , of which Johnson himself came in for a share , Pray , said he , let us have it read aloud from beginning to end ; ' which being done , he with a lu- dicrous earnestness , and not directing ...
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... Letters addressed to her by Johnson in the year 1755 , are printed in Mrs. Piozzi's Collection ; and a Prayer composed by him on her death may be found in his " Prayers and Meditations , " His affection for her induced him to preserve ...
... Letters addressed to her by Johnson in the year 1755 , are printed in Mrs. Piozzi's Collection ; and a Prayer composed by him on her death may be found in his " Prayers and Meditations , " His affection for her induced him to preserve ...
Pàgina 72
... letters thus graciously put into my hands , and which has already appeared in publick , belongs to this year ; but I ... letter which you will receive from the hands of my friend Mr. Chambers ; a man , whose purity of manners and vigour ...
... letters thus graciously put into my hands , and which has already appeared in publick , belongs to this year ; but I ... letter which you will receive from the hands of my friend Mr. Chambers ; a man , whose purity of manners and vigour ...
Pàgina 109
... Letter - writing . JOHNSON . " It is now become so much the fashion to publish letters , that , in order to avoid it , I put as little into mine as I can . " BOSWELL . " Do what you will , Sir , you cannot avoid it . Should you even ...
... Letter - writing . JOHNSON . " It is now become so much the fashion to publish letters , that , in order to avoid it , I put as little into mine as I can . " BOSWELL . " Do what you will , Sir , you cannot avoid it . Should you even ...
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