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" there as much as ever diftempered with the fame fatal affection for play, which engaged him in one adventure that well deferves to be related. As he returned to his lodgings from a gaming-table he was attacked in the dark by three ruffians, who were employed... "
Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ... - Page 133
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...Ormond captain of the guards, and met with an adventure thus related by Fenton. " He was at Dublin as much as ever diftempered " with the. fame fatal...the dark. by three ruffians, who " were employed to aflaffinate him. The Earl defend" ed himfelf with fo much refolution, that he dif" patched one of the...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...of Ormond captain of the guards, and metwith an adventure thus related by Fenton: " He was at Dublin as much as ever diftempered " with the fame fatal affection for play, which en*' g a g e d him in one adventure that well deferves to " be related. As he returned to his lodgings...
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...guards, and met with an adventure thus related by Fenton: He was at Dublin as much as ever diftem. pered with the fame fatal affection for play, which engaged...be related. As he returned to his lodgings from a gaming table, he was “ attacked in the dark by three ruffians, who Ec “ were 416 ROSC¿MMON. were...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 8

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 652 pages
...an adventure thus related by Fenton : " He was at Dublin аз much as ever distempered with the same fatal affection for , play, which engaged him in one adventure, that well deserves to be related. As he returned to his lodgings from a gaming-table, he was attacked in the...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 452 pages
...with an adventure thus related by Fenton. " He was at Dublin as much as ever distempered with the same fatal affection for play, which engaged him in one adventure that well deserves to be related. As he returned to his lodgings from a gaming table, he was attacked in the...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1821 - 502 pages
...an adventure thus related by Fenton : " He was at Dublin as much as ever distempered with the same fatal affection for play, which engaged him in one adventure that well deserves to be related. As he returned to his lodgings from a gaming-table, he was attacked in the...
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Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, with Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1821 - 474 pages
...an adventure thusrelated by Fenton : " He was at Dublin as much as ever distempered with " the same fatal affection for play, which engaged him in " one adventure that well deserves to be related. As he " returned to his lodgings from a gaming-table, he was at" tacked in...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 328 pages
...was confirmed by his Lordship's example ; for he was there as much as ever distempered with the same fatal affection for play, which engaged him in one adventure that Well deserves to be related. As he returned to his lodgings from a gaming-table he was attacked in the dark...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: LL.D. A New Edition in Twelve Volumes ..., Volume 6

Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 478 pages
...concomitants, extravagance and distress. " He was at Dublin as much as ever distempered with the same fatal affection for play, which engaged him in one adventure that well deserves to be related. As he returned to his lodgings from a gaming-table, he was attacked in the...
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The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - Authors, English - 1823 - 492 pages
...concomitants, extravagance and distress. " He was at Dublin as much as ever distempered with the same fatal affection for play, which engaged him in one adventure that well deserves to be related. As he returned to his lodgings from a gaming-table, he was attacked in the...
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