The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides |
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Page ix
... believe , to turn aside and animadvert on her not infrequent inaccura- cies , and her somewhat heartless levities , in her delineations of Johnson's character and habits . Just as we seem to see the monk whom Sterne sketches at the ...
... believe , to turn aside and animadvert on her not infrequent inaccura- cies , and her somewhat heartless levities , in her delineations of Johnson's character and habits . Just as we seem to see the monk whom Sterne sketches at the ...
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... believe are destined to live for centuries of time yet to come . To the " Life , " published by Dilly in 1791 , a dedi- cation was , with great propriety , prefixed to Sir Joshua Rey- nolds , a dedication which shows the fond affection ...
... believe are destined to live for centuries of time yet to come . To the " Life , " published by Dilly in 1791 , a dedi- cation was , with great propriety , prefixed to Sir Joshua Rey- nolds , a dedication which shows the fond affection ...
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... Croker's notes have been removed , but not , I believe , a single note that was needed to elucidate the text , and which in any respect fulfilled this purpose . work of his author , But the business of His xviii EDITOR'S PREFACE .
... Croker's notes have been removed , but not , I believe , a single note that was needed to elucidate the text , and which in any respect fulfilled this purpose . work of his author , But the business of His xviii EDITOR'S PREFACE .
Page xxxii
... believe it , I have been undoubtedly informed , that many persons , especially in distant quar- ters , not penetrating enough into Johnson's character , so as to under- stand his mode of treating his friends , have arraigned my judgment ...
... believe it , I have been undoubtedly informed , that many persons , especially in distant quar- ters , not penetrating enough into Johnson's character , so as to under- stand his mode of treating his friends , have arraigned my judgment ...
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... believe , who have , or think they have , a very small share of vanity . Such may speak of their literary fame in a decorous style of diffidence . But I confess , that I am so formed by nature and by habit , that to restrain the ...
... believe , who have , or think they have , a very small share of vanity . Such may speak of their literary fame in a decorous style of diffidence . But I confess , that I am so formed by nature and by habit , that to restrain the ...
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