The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 7J. Murray, 1839 |
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... wrote this poem himself ; and , let me tell you , that is believing a great deal . ' Chamier once asked him , what ... wrote , did it better than any other ( 1 ) See ante , Vol . II . p . 309. , as to the lines of this poem which Johnson ...
... wrote this poem himself ; and , let me tell you , that is believing a great deal . ' Chamier once asked him , what ... wrote , did it better than any other ( 1 ) See ante , Vol . II . p . 309. , as to the lines of this poem which Johnson ...
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... wrote a tragedy , the SIEGE of something ( ' ) , which I re- fused . " HARRIS . " So , the siege was raised . " JOHNSON . " Ay , he came to me and complained ; and told me , that Garrick said his play was wrong in the concoction . Now ...
... wrote a tragedy , the SIEGE of something ( ' ) , which I re- fused . " HARRIS . " So , the siege was raised . " JOHNSON . " Ay , he came to me and complained ; and told me , that Garrick said his play was wrong in the concoction . Now ...
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... wrote to me as follows : — LETTER 324. TO WILLIAM STRAHAN , ESQ . ' SIR , - It would be very foolish for us to continue strangers any longer . You can never by persistency make wrong right . If I resented too acrimoniously , I resented ...
... wrote to me as follows : — LETTER 324. TO WILLIAM STRAHAN , ESQ . ' SIR , - It would be very foolish for us to continue strangers any longer . You can never by persistency make wrong right . If I resented too acrimoniously , I resented ...
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