The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides |
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... 24 ) . Tom Tyers was a favourite ; his vivacity and eccen- tricity endeared him to Johnson , and this essay in the " Gentleman's Magazine " confirms the justice of Boswell's remark , that Tyers had lived with Johnson in as.
... 24 ) . Tom Tyers was a favourite ; his vivacity and eccen- tricity endeared him to Johnson , and this essay in the " Gentleman's Magazine " confirms the justice of Boswell's remark , that Tyers had lived with Johnson in as.
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... lived with Johnson in as easy a manner as almost any of his very numerous acquaintance . Within a year after the publication of these mere sketches by Cooke and Tyers , there appeared , " Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the late Dr ...
... lived with Johnson in as easy a manner as almost any of his very numerous acquaintance . Within a year after the publication of these mere sketches by Cooke and Tyers , there appeared , " Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the late Dr ...
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... lived not to see him provided for . Upon his going to settle in Kent in 1780 as a curate , John- son wrote to Mr. Allen , the vicar of St. Nicholas , Rochester , in his favour , the following letter : - " SIR , " Mr. William Shaw , the ...
... lived not to see him provided for . Upon his going to settle in Kent in 1780 as a curate , John- son wrote to Mr. Allen , the vicar of St. Nicholas , Rochester , in his favour , the following letter : - " SIR , " Mr. William Shaw , the ...
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... lived . " There is a noble and just self - confidence in these words . The task of correcting , amending , and adding to his darling work seems to have been the occupation of the re- maining years of his life . In 1793 he printed the ...
... lived . " There is a noble and just self - confidence in these words . The task of correcting , amending , and adding to his darling work seems to have been the occupation of the re- maining years of his life . In 1793 he printed the ...
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... lived , whose com- pany has been universally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a dedication , when I mention that there has been a long and uninterrupted friendship between us . If gratitude should be ...
... lived , whose com- pany has been universally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a dedication , when I mention that there has been a long and uninterrupted friendship between us . If gratitude should be ...
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