The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.W. P. Ninno, Hay & Mitchell, 1890 - 562 pages |
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Page vii
... Scotland nor in England was he successful or enthusiastic as a lawyer . After a series of amours , not always reputable , of which we have an amusing account in the Letters of James Boswell , addressed to the Rev. W. J. Temple , from ...
... Scotland nor in England was he successful or enthusiastic as a lawyer . After a series of amours , not always reputable , of which we have an amusing account in the Letters of James Boswell , addressed to the Rev. W. J. Temple , from ...
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... Scotland - Margaret Caroline Rudd CHAP . XXXIX . 1776-1777 . - Boswell's Departure for Scotland - Dr . Goldsmith's Epitaph - A literary Round Robin - Dr . Memis's Lawsuit- Johnson's Remarks on the Erse Dialect - Pro- logue to Kelly's ...
... Scotland - Margaret Caroline Rudd CHAP . XXXIX . 1776-1777 . - Boswell's Departure for Scotland - Dr . Goldsmith's Epitaph - A literary Round Robin - Dr . Memis's Lawsuit- Johnson's Remarks on the Erse Dialect - Pro- logue to Kelly's ...
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... Scotland , and I pointed out to him a mountain which I observed resembled a cone , he corrected my inaccuracy , by showing me that it was indeed pointed at the top , but that one side of it was larger than the other . And the ladies ...
... Scotland , and I pointed out to him a mountain which I observed resembled a cone , he corrected my inaccuracy , by showing me that it was indeed pointed at the top , but that one side of it was larger than the other . And the ladies ...
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... Scotland ; but having a small patri- mony , and being an adherent of the unfortunate house of Stuart , he could not accept of any ' The senseless sneerings of an haughty tongue , Unworthy thy attention to engage , Unheeded pass ; and ...
... Scotland ; but having a small patri- mony , and being an adherent of the unfortunate house of Stuart , he could not accept of any ' The senseless sneerings of an haughty tongue , Unworthy thy attention to engage , Unheeded pass ; and ...
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... Scotland . the author ; who , though he had forborne to. ELISE CARTERE S. P. D. THOMAS BIRCH . ' Versionem tuam Examinis Crousaziani jam perlegi . Summam styli et elegantiam , et in re difficillima proprietatem , admiratus . ' Dabam ...
... Scotland . the author ; who , though he had forborne to. ELISE CARTERE S. P. D. THOMAS BIRCH . ' Versionem tuam Examinis Crousaziani jam perlegi . Summam styli et elegantiam , et in re difficillima proprietatem , admiratus . ' Dabam ...
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