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The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen

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[l] Sir Richard Steele was infatuated with notions of Alchemy, and wasted money in its visionary projects.

He had a laboratory at Poplar.

Addisoniana, vol. i. p.

10.

The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

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The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, in Sixteen is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[l] Sir Richard Steele was infatuated with notions of Alchemy, and wasted money in its visionary projects.

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He had a laboratory at Poplar.

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Addisoniana, vol. i. p.

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10.

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The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

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10

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Addisoniana

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From this reading Addisoniana, vol. i. p.

affecting

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

Alchemist

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

Alchemy

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From this reading [l] Sir Richard Steele was infatuated with notions of Alchemy, and wasted money in its visionary projects.

alternately

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

always

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

and

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From this reading [l] Sir Richard Steele was infatuated with notions of Alchemy, and wasted money in its visionary projects.

at

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From this reading He had a laboratory at Poplar.

benevolent

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

Brace-Bridge

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exposition

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

had

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From this reading He had a laboratory at Poplar.

Hall

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He

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From this reading He had a laboratory at Poplar.

i

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From this reading Addisoniana, vol. i. p.

in

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From this reading [l] Sir Richard Steele was infatuated with notions of Alchemy, and wasted money in its visionary projects.

infatuated

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From this reading [l] Sir Richard Steele was infatuated with notions of Alchemy, and wasted money in its visionary projects.

Irving's

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

its

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l

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laboratory

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From this reading He had a laboratory at Poplar.

money

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notions

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of

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p

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From this reading Addisoniana, vol. i. p.

passionate

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

pleasing

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

Poplar

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popular

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

projects

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From this reading [l] Sir Richard Steele was infatuated with notions of Alchemy, and wasted money in its visionary projects.

readers

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

recollect

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

reveries

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

Richard

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Salamanca

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Sir

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splendid

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

Steele

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From this reading [l] Sir Richard Steele was infatuated with notions of Alchemy, and wasted money in its visionary projects.

story

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

Student

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

The

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

visionary

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vol

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From this reading Addisoniana, vol. i. p.

was

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From this reading [l] Sir Richard Steele was infatuated with notions of Alchemy, and wasted money in its visionary projects.

Washington

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

wasted

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will

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From this reading The readers of Washington Irving's Brace-Bridge Hall will recollect a pleasing and popular exposition of the alternately splendid and benevolent, and always passionate reveries of the Alchemist, in the affecting story of the Student of Salamanca.

with

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From this reading [l] Sir Richard Steele was infatuated with notions of Alchemy, and wasted money in its visionary projects.

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