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... period distinguished by the struggle that preceded , and the public disap- pointment that followed , the downfal of Wal- pole * . From that time they were written by Hawkesworth to the year 1760 ; within which period the plan of the ...
... period distinguished by the struggle that preceded , and the public disap- pointment that followed , the downfal of Wal- pole * . From that time they were written by Hawkesworth to the year 1760 ; within which period the plan of the ...
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... periods * . * Johnson's manner of composing has not been rightly understood . He was so extremely short - sighted , from ... period , till he had brought the whole to the highest correctness and the most perfect arrangement . Then his ...
... periods * . * Johnson's manner of composing has not been rightly understood . He was so extremely short - sighted , from ... period , till he had brought the whole to the highest correctness and the most perfect arrangement . Then his ...
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... period were , " A sermon preached before the So- ciety for promoting English Protestant Schools in Ireland , ' in 1790 ; an edition of Goldsmith's Miscellaneous Works , with some account of his Life and Writings 1801 ; and an edition of ...
... period were , " A sermon preached before the So- ciety for promoting English Protestant Schools in Ireland , ' in 1790 ; an edition of Goldsmith's Miscellaneous Works , with some account of his Life and Writings 1801 ; and an edition of ...
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