The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.W. P. Ninno, Hay & Mitchell, 1890 - 562 pages |
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... Sir John Hawkins was Boswell's special object of aversion , and he expresses it in this fashion : ' Hawkins is , no doubt , very malevolent . Observe how he talks of me as quite unknown . ' As another evidence of the character of the ...
... Sir John Hawkins was Boswell's special object of aversion , and he expresses it in this fashion : ' Hawkins is , no doubt , very malevolent . Observe how he talks of me as quite unknown . ' As another evidence of the character of the ...
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... Sir John Hawkins , Knight , 1 a man whom , during my long intimacy with Dr. Johnson , I never saw in his company , I think , but once , and I am sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious demean ...
... Sir John Hawkins , Knight , 1 a man whom , during my long intimacy with Dr. Johnson , I never saw in his company , I think , but once , and I am sure not above twice . Johnson might have esteemed him for his decent , religious demean ...
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James Boswell. which have been since transferred to me . Sir John Hawkins ' ponderous labours , I must ac- knowledge , exhibit a farrago , of which a con- siderable portion is not devoid of entertainment to the lovers of literary ...
James Boswell. which have been since transferred to me . Sir John Hawkins ' ponderous labours , I must ac- knowledge , exhibit a farrago , of which a con- siderable portion is not devoid of entertainment to the lovers of literary ...
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... Lord Chesterfield , however , has justly observed in one of his letters ... John- son's father , before he was received at Stour- bridge , applied to ... Sir John Hawkins , was his cousin - german , being the son of Dr. Ford , an ...
... Lord Chesterfield , however , has justly observed in one of his letters ... John- son's father , before he was received at Stour- bridge , applied to ... Sir John Hawkins , was his cousin - german , being the son of Dr. Ford , an ...
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... Sir John Hawkins , p . 316. - Bos- WELL . * Sir Thomas Aston , Bart . , who died in January 1724-5 , left one son , named Thomas also , and eight daughters . Of the daughters , Catherine married John- son's friend , the Hon . Henry ...
... Sir John Hawkins , p . 316. - Bos- WELL . * Sir Thomas Aston , Bart . , who died in January 1724-5 , left one son , named Thomas also , and eight daughters . Of the daughters , Catherine married John- son's friend , the Hon . Henry ...
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