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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: The Adventurer and Idler - Page 238
by Samuel Johnson - 1825
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The Idler: In Two Volumes. ...

1761 - 308 pages
...metropolis papers for every morning and every evening, but almoft every largetown has its weekly hiftorian, who regularly circulates his periodical intelligence, and fills the villages of his diftrict with conjectures on the events of war, and with debates on the true jntereft of Europe. To...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Idler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 442 pages
...metropolis papers for every morning and every evening, but almoft every large town has its weekly hiftorian, who regularly circulates his periodical intelligence, and fills the villages of his diftrict with conjectures on the events of war, and with debates on the true intereft of Europe, To...
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The Idler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...metropolis papers for every morning and every evening, but almoft every large town has its weekly hiftorian, who regularly circulates his periodical intelligence, and fills the villages of his diftrict with conjectures on the events of war, and with debates on the true intereft of Europe. To...
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The Idler

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...metropolis papers fbr every morning and every evening, but almoft every large town has its weekly hiftorian, who regularly circulates his periodical intelligence, and fills the villages of his diftri& with conje&ures on the events of war, and with debates on the true intereft of Europe. To write...
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The Pleasures of Human Life: Investigated Cheerfully, Elucidated Satirically ...

John Britton - 1807 - 252 pages
...Gazette ; but now we have not only in the. metropolis, papers for every morning and every evening, but almost every large town has its weekly historian,...the villages of his district with conjectures on the 12 ยป events of war, and with debates on the true interest of Europe. " To write News in perfection...
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The British Essayists;: Idler

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 410 pages
...one gazette ; but now we have not only in the metropolis papers for every morning and every evening, but almost every large town has its weekly historian,...on the events of war, and with debates on the true interests of Europe. To write news in its perfection requires such a combination of qualities, that...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 7

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...one gazette ; but now we have not only in the metropolis papers for every morning and every evening, but almost every large town has its weekly historian,...for the task is not always to be found. In Sir Henry Wotton% jocular definition, An ambassador is said to be a man of virtue sent abroad to tell lies for...
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Works, Volume 7

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...one gazette ; but now we have not only in the metropolis papers for every morning and every evening, but almost every large town has its weekly historian, who regularly circulates his pcriorlical intelligence, and fills the villages of his district with conjectures on the events of...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 7

Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 484 pages
...gazette ; but now we have not only in the metro* polls papers for every morning and every evening, but almost every large town has its weekly historian, who regularly circulates his periodical inteU ligence, and fills the villages of his district with conjectures on the events of war, and with...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 430 pages
...one gazette ; but now we have not only in the metropolis papers for every morning and every evening, but almost every large town has its weekly historian,...the villages of his district with conjectures on the event of war, and with debates on the true interests of Europe. To write news in its perfection requires...
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