The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... Courtenay's , when a gentleman ex- pressed his opinion that there was more energy in that poem than could be expected from Mr. Walpole ; Mr. Warton , the late laureate , observed , " It may have been written by Walpole , and buckram'd ...
... Courtenay's , when a gentleman ex- pressed his opinion that there was more energy in that poem than could be expected from Mr. Walpole ; Mr. Warton , the late laureate , observed , " It may have been written by Walpole , and buckram'd ...
Page 219
... Courtenay's " Poetical Character " of him is strictly true . My informer was Mrs. Desmoulins , who lived many years in Dr. Johnson's house . - BOSWELL . 2 [ And this was at a time when he himself was living on pennies . — ED . ] 8 [ He ...
... Courtenay's " Poetical Character " of him is strictly true . My informer was Mrs. Desmoulins , who lived many years in Dr. Johnson's house . - BOSWELL . 2 [ And this was at a time when he himself was living on pennies . — ED . ] 8 [ He ...
Page 376
... Courtenay , in his " Poetical Review , ” which I have several times quoted : . " While through life's maze he sent a piercing view , His mind expansive to the object grew . With various stores of erudition fraught , The lively image ...
... Courtenay , in his " Poetical Review , ” which I have several times quoted : . " While through life's maze he sent a piercing view , His mind expansive to the object grew . With various stores of erudition fraught , The lively image ...
Page 382
... Courtenay , Esq . VII . Character of Dr. Johnson , by Dr. Horne VIII . Diary of Dr. Johnson's last Illness , by Mr. Hoole IX . Some Account of Francis Stuart • X. Lesson in Biography ; or , How to write one Friend's Life , by A ...
... Courtenay , Esq . VII . Character of Dr. Johnson , by Dr. Horne VIII . Diary of Dr. Johnson's last Illness , by Mr. Hoole IX . Some Account of Francis Stuart • X. Lesson in Biography ; or , How to write one Friend's Life , by A ...
Page 445
... Courtenay , from the pen of their common friend , Sir James Mackintosh . BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF MR . COURTENAY . JOHN COURTENAY was so intimate a friend of Boswell , and so long Mackin- a member of the club , founded by Johnson , that a ...
... Courtenay , from the pen of their common friend , Sir James Mackintosh . BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF MR . COURTENAY . JOHN COURTENAY was so intimate a friend of Boswell , and so long Mackin- a member of the club , founded by Johnson , that a ...
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