The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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Page vii
... kind of Favourite among the Players . " At Castle Street he first made the acquaintance of Reynolds , whom he met at the house of his opposite neighbours , the two Miss Cotterells ( daughters of Admiral Cotterell ) , to whom he had been ...
... kind of Favourite among the Players . " At Castle Street he first made the acquaintance of Reynolds , whom he met at the house of his opposite neighbours , the two Miss Cotterells ( daughters of Admiral Cotterell ) , to whom he had been ...
Page xi
... kind , and served in good order . Johnson's earliest letter from Johnson's Court is dated 17th October , 1765 ; and he left it in March 1776 for 8 , Bolt Court , between Gough Square and Fleet Street . No. 8 stood upon the site of what ...
... kind , and served in good order . Johnson's earliest letter from Johnson's Court is dated 17th October , 1765 ; and he left it in March 1776 for 8 , Bolt Court , between Gough Square and Fleet Street . No. 8 stood upon the site of what ...
Page xxxiv
... kind approbation . Dr. ADAMS , eminent as the Head of a College , as a writer , and as a most amiable man , had known JOHNSON from his early years , and was his friend through life . What reason had I to hope for the countenance of that ...
... kind approbation . Dr. ADAMS , eminent as the Head of a College , as a writer , and as a most amiable man , had known JOHNSON from his early years , and was his friend through life . What reason had I to hope for the countenance of that ...
Page 2
... kind of writing . 1 Since my work was announced , several Lives and Memoirs of Dr. Johnson have been published , the most voluminous of which is one compiled for the booksellers of London , by Sir John Hawkins , Knight , a man , whom ...
... kind of writing . 1 Since my work was announced , several Lives and Memoirs of Dr. Johnson have been published , the most voluminous of which is one compiled for the booksellers of London , by Sir John Hawkins , Knight , a man , whom ...
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... kind , such as soon escape the memory , and are rarely transmitted by tradition . We know how few can pourtray a living acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particularities , and the grosser features of his mind ...
... kind , such as soon escape the memory , and are rarely transmitted by tradition . We know how few can pourtray a living acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particularities , and the grosser features of his mind ...
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