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... to be disappointed ; as it proceeds not from mere curiofity , but chiefly from af- fection and gratitude to those by whom they have been entertained and inftructed . b To give fome account of a deceased friend is often.
... to be disappointed ; as it proceeds not from mere curiofity , but chiefly from af- fection and gratitude to those by whom they have been entertained and inftructed . b To give fome account of a deceased friend is often.
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James Thomson. To give fome account of a deceased friend is often a piece of justice likewise , which ought not to be re- fufed to his memory : to prevent or efface the imperti- nent fictions which officious biographers are so apt to ...
James Thomson. To give fome account of a deceased friend is often a piece of justice likewise , which ought not to be re- fufed to his memory : to prevent or efface the imperti- nent fictions which officious biographers are so apt to ...
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... fome time inter- rupted by the death of his father , who was carried off so suddenly , that it was not poffible for Mr. Thomson , * This life was first published in the year 1762 . with all the diligence he could use , to receive MR ...
... fome time inter- rupted by the death of his father , who was carried off so suddenly , that it was not poffible for Mr. Thomson , * This life was first published in the year 1762 . with all the diligence he could use , to receive MR ...
Page viii
... fome extraordinary instances of his grief and filial duty on that occafion . Mrs. Thomson , whose maiden name was Hume , and who was co - heiress of a small eftate in the country , did not fink under this misfortune . She confulted her ...
... fome extraordinary instances of his grief and filial duty on that occafion . Mrs. Thomson , whose maiden name was Hume , and who was co - heiress of a small eftate in the country , did not fink under this misfortune . She confulted her ...
Page xi
... fome encouragement from a lady of quality , a friend of his mother's , then in London , he quickly prepared himself for his journey . And al- though this encouragement ended in nothing benefi- cial , it ferved , for the prefent , as a ...
... fome encouragement from a lady of quality , a friend of his mother's , then in London , he quickly prepared himself for his journey . And al- though this encouragement ended in nothing benefi- cial , it ferved , for the prefent , as a ...
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