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Johnson wrote : — Boswell has very handsome and spacious rooms , level with the ground on one side of the house , and on the other four stories high . ' Piozzi Letters , i . 109. Dr. J. H. Burton says that Hume could 24 The streets of ...
Johnson wrote : — Boswell has very handsome and spacious rooms , level with the ground on one side of the house , and on the other four stories high . ' Piozzi Letters , i . 109. Dr. J. H. Burton says that Hume could 24 The streets of ...
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25 a acknowledged that the breadth of the street , and the loftiness of the buildings on each side made a noble appearance ' . My wife had tea ready for him , which it is well known he delighted to drink at all hours , particularly when ...
25 a acknowledged that the breadth of the street , and the loftiness of the buildings on each side made a noble appearance ' . My wife had tea ready for him , which it is well known he delighted to drink at all hours , particularly when ...
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There must always be some advantage , on one side or other ; and it is better that advantage should be had by talents than by chance . If lawyers were to undertake no causes till they were sure they were just , a man might be precluded ...
There must always be some advantage , on one side or other ; and it is better that advantage should be had by talents than by chance . If lawyers were to undertake no causes till they were sure they were just , a man might be precluded ...
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31 office ; but , in my opinion , it is better for Scotland in general , that some of our publick employments should be filled by gentlemen of distinction from the south side of the Tweed , as we have the benefit of promotion in England ...
31 office ; but , in my opinion , it is better for Scotland in general , that some of our publick employments should be filled by gentlemen of distinction from the south side of the Tweed , as we have the benefit of promotion in England ...
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Dr. Johnson took the opposite side of that perplexed question ; and I was afraid the dispute would have run high between them . But Sir Adolphus , who had a very sweet temper , changed the discourse , grew playful , laughed at Lord ...
Dr. Johnson took the opposite side of that perplexed question ; and I was afraid the dispute would have run high between them . But Sir Adolphus , who had a very sweet temper , changed the discourse , grew playful , laughed at Lord ...
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