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... senior , who , like himself , was paying court to the Muses within the atmosphere of the forum . This was Arthur Murphy , a name eminent in dramatic and other branches of English literature . Arthur Murphy was the author.
... senior , who , like himself , was paying court to the Muses within the atmosphere of the forum . This was Arthur Murphy , a name eminent in dramatic and other branches of English literature . Arthur Murphy was the author.
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Peter Burke. branches of English literature . Arthur Murphy was the author of an able standard translation of Tacitus , which , by the way , he ARTHUR MURPHY , ESQ . dedicated to Edmund Burke : he also wrote many charming dramas ; some ...
Peter Burke. branches of English literature . Arthur Murphy was the author of an able standard translation of Tacitus , which , by the way , he ARTHUR MURPHY , ESQ . dedicated to Edmund Burke : he also wrote many charming dramas ; some ...
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... English literature . It dis- plays the learning of a scholar , the invention of a poet , and the wisdom of a philosopher . Dr. Johnson considered it a model of philosophical judgment . " We have , " he said , " an example of true ...
... English literature . It dis- plays the learning of a scholar , the invention of a poet , and the wisdom of a philosopher . Dr. Johnson considered it a model of philosophical judgment . " We have , " he said , " an example of true ...
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... English literature . Reynolds was rich and hospitable , and his house was the favourite resort of talent . Among the moral and wise , Johnson stood like Saul among the people . The potent Doctor from the commencement discovered in Burke ...
... English literature . Reynolds was rich and hospitable , and his house was the favourite resort of talent . Among the moral and wise , Johnson stood like Saul among the people . The potent Doctor from the commencement discovered in Burke ...
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... English traveller in Ireland was sud- denly laid up with a severe illness at the inn at Birr , or Parsonstown , in the King's Co. The physician of the place , the late very eminent Dr. Hubert Kelly , being called in , saw the ...
... English traveller in Ireland was sud- denly laid up with a severe illness at the inn at Birr , or Parsonstown , in the King's Co. The physician of the place , the late very eminent Dr. Hubert Kelly , being called in , saw the ...
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