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" No. 65., there is the following very extraordinary paragraph: " The authenticity of Clarendon's History, though printed with the sanction of one of the first universities of the world, had not an unexpected manuscript been happily discovered, would, with... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 259
by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820
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The British Essayists: With Prefaces Biographical, Historical ..., Volumes 33-34

Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 690 pages
...escaped all iuspicion of unfaithful publication. nuscriptbeen happily discovered, would, with thehelp of factious credulity, have been brought into question...scribbler for a party, and a commissioner of excise. Variety is often no less mischievous than negligence or dishonesty. He that possesses a valuable manuscript,...
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Idler

Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 378 pages
...escaped all suspicion at unfaithful publication* nuscriptbeen happily discovered, would, with thehelp of factious credulity, have been brought into question...scribbler for a party, and a commissioner of excise. Variety is often no less mischievous than negligence or dishonesty. He that possesses a valuable manuscript,...
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The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumes 27-28

British essayists - 1823 - 762 pages
...an unexpected manuscript been accidentally discovered, would, with the help of factious incredulity, have been brought into question by the two lowest of all human beings, u scribbler for a party, and a Commissioner of Excise." The persons alluded to were Mr. John Oldmixon,...
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The works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 4

Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 548 pages
...publication. Clarendon's history, though printed with the sanction of one of the first universities of the world, had not an unexpected manuscript been happily...party, and a commissioner of excise * ? Vanity is cTten no less mischievous than negligence or dishonesty. He that possesses a . valuable manuscript,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 702 pages
...authenticity of Clarendon's history, though printed with the sanction of one of the first universities of the world, had not an unexpected manuscript been happily...scribbler for a party, and a commissioner of excise, f Vanity is often no less mischievous than negligence or dishonesty. He that possesses a valuable manuscript,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 510 pages
...authenticity of Clarendon's History, though printed with the sanction of one of the first universities of the world, had not an unexpected manuscript been happily...scribbler for a party, and a commissioner of excise ? • It would be proper to reposite, in some public place, the manuscript o{ Clarendon, which has...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 610 pages
...authenticity of Clarendon's history, though printed with the sanction of one of the first universities of the world, had not an unexpected manuscript been happily...beings, a scribbler for a party, and a commissioner of exciseb? Vanity is often no less mischievous than negligence or dishonesty. He that possesses a valuable...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Adventurer and Idler

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 488 pages
...authenticity of Clarendon's history, though printed with the sanction of one of the first universities of the world, had not an unexpected manuscript been happily...beings, a scribbler for a party, and a commissioner of excisei>? Vanity is often no less mischievous than negligence or dishonesty. He that possesses a valuable...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: The Adventurer and Idler

Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 482 pages
...history, though printed with the sanction of one of the first universities of the world, had not ati unexpected manuscript been happily discovered, would,...beings, a scribbler for a party, and a commissioner of excise11? Vanity is often no less mischievous than negligence or dishonesty. He that possesses a valuable...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - 1826 - 440 pages
...authenticity of Clarendon's History, though printed with the sanction of one of the first universities of the world, had not an unexpected manuscript been happily...scribbler for a party, and a commissioner of excise." The persons to whom he alludes were Mr. John Oldmixon, and George Ducket, esq. — BOSWELL. cannot...
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