Miscellaneous: Covent-Garden journal. Essay on nothing. Charge delivered to the Grand jury, 29th June, 1749. Journal of a voyage to Lisbon. Fragment of a comment on Lord Bolingbroke's Essays. An enquiry into the causes of the late increase of robbersJ. Johnson, 1806 |
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... shilling , and galloped out of the inn , tho- roughly satisfied that we all agreed with him in thinking him a clever fellow , and a man of great importance . The landlord smiling , took up his money , and said he was a comical gentleman ...
... shilling , and galloped out of the inn , tho- roughly satisfied that we all agreed with him in thinking him a clever fellow , and a man of great importance . The landlord smiling , took up his money , and said he was a comical gentleman ...
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... shilling . And as for those few posts of great emolument , upon which we all cast our eyes , as the adventurers in a lottery do on the few great prizes , if we im- partially examine our own abilities , how few of us shall dare to aspire ...
... shilling . And as for those few posts of great emolument , upon which we all cast our eyes , as the adventurers in a lottery do on the few great prizes , if we im- partially examine our own abilities , how few of us shall dare to aspire ...
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... shillings of him last parliament . Mrs. Eng . Your family is not hurt by it ; for , I believe , you are as much in my debt on the same account ; but I beg you will not encourage this girl to play ; for she is too much inclined to idle ...
... shillings of him last parliament . Mrs. Eng . Your family is not hurt by it ; for , I believe , you are as much in my debt on the same account ; but I beg you will not encourage this girl to play ; for she is too much inclined to idle ...
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... shillings in his life , is ready to answer a captain if he offends him , - D - n you , sir , who are you ? is it not WE that pays you ?? This contemptuous disposition is , in reality , the sure attendant on a mean and bad mind in every ...
... shillings in his life , is ready to answer a captain if he offends him , - D - n you , sir , who are you ? is it not WE that pays you ?? This contemptuous disposition is , in reality , the sure attendant on a mean and bad mind in every ...
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... her glory ended ? Surely in Nothing . Again , what is the end of avarice ? Not power , or pleasure , as some think , for the miser will part with a shilling for neither : not ease or happiness L 2 AN ESSAY ON NOTHING . 147.
... her glory ended ? Surely in Nothing . Again , what is the end of avarice ? Not power , or pleasure , as some think , for the miser will part with a shilling for neither : not ease or happiness L 2 AN ESSAY ON NOTHING . 147.
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