... condition upon its future sale. Johnson described the precautions he took in concealing the amount of the sum he had in hand, which he prudently administered to him by a guinea at a time. In the event he paid off the landlady's score, and redeemed... The Literary Magazine, and American Register - Page 149edited by - 1806Full view - About this book
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...prudently administered to him by a guinea at a time. In the event he paid off the landlady's score, and redeemed the person of his friend from her embraces....cultivate the friendship of many eminent persons, who,whilst they smiled at his eccentricities, esteemed him for his genius and good qualities. LITERATURE... | |
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...prudently administered to him by a guinea at a time. In the event he paid off the landlady's score, and redeemed the person of his friend from her embraces....ingenious work succeed beyond his hopes, and from that lime began to place a confidence in the resources of his talents, which thenceforward enabled him to... | |
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...prudently administered to him by a guinea at a time. In the event he paid off the landlady's score, and redeemed the person of his friend from her embraces....many eminent persons, who, whilst they smiled at his eccen• tricities, esteemed him for his genius and good qualities. My father had been translated to... | |
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...prudently administered to him by a guinea at a time. In the event he paid off the landlady's score, and redeemed the person of his friend from her embraces....eccentricities, esteemed him for his genius and good qualities." Cumberland affirms, in one part of his Memoirs, that he regularly read Boswell's Life of Johnson once... | |
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...prudently administered to him by a guinea at a time. In the event he paid off the landlady's score, and redeemed the person of his friend from her embraces....to keep his station in society, and cultivate the Cumb. friendship of many eminent persons, who, whilst they smiled at his Mem.eccentricities, esteemed... | |
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...prudently administered to him by a guinea at a time. In the event he paid off the landlady's score, and redeemed the person of his friend from her embraces....from that time began to place a, confidence in the respurces of his talents, which thence 1 • r i. .iti* 1 [Another mistake. Sec ante, vol. ip 427-... | |
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...prudently administered to him by a guinea at a time. In the event he paid off the landlady's score, and redeemed the person of his friend from her embraces....of many eminent persons, who, whilst they smiled at hi* eccentricities, esteemed him for- his genius and good qualities. ' 2 I Another mistake. See ante,... | |
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