The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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... written by the Authour , for the sake of distinction has been enclosed within crotchets ; in one instance , however , the printer , by mistake , has affixed this mark to a note relative to the Rev. THOMAS FYSCHE PALMER , which was written ...
... written by the Authour , for the sake of distinction has been enclosed within crotchets ; in one instance , however , the printer , by mistake , has affixed this mark to a note relative to the Rev. THOMAS FYSCHE PALMER , which was written ...
Page xxxix
... written by Dr. JOHNSON concerning his mother in her last illness , furnish a new proof of his great piety and tenderness of heart , and therefore cannot but be acceptable to the readers of this very popular work . Some new notes also ...
... written by Dr. JOHNSON concerning his mother in her last illness , furnish a new proof of his great piety and tenderness of heart , and therefore cannot but be acceptable to the readers of this very popular work . Some new notes also ...
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... written by Dr. JOHNSON , and several new notes , have been added ; by which , it is hoped , this valuable work is still further improved . January 1 , 1807 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SIXTH EDITION E. M. REAT pains have been taken to make ...
... written by Dr. JOHNSON , and several new notes , have been added ; by which , it is hoped , this valuable work is still further improved . January 1 , 1807 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SIXTH EDITION E. M. REAT pains have been taken to make ...
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... writing the lives of others , and who , whether we consider his ex- traordinary endowments , or his various works , has ... written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and ...
... writing the lives of others , and who , whether we consider his ex- traordinary endowments , or his various works , has ... written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and ...
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... writing . 1 Since my work was announced , several Lives and Memoirs of Dr. Johnson have been published , the most ... written while Sir John Hawkins was alive and I avow , that one object of my strictures was to make him feel some ...
... writing . 1 Since my work was announced , several Lives and Memoirs of Dr. Johnson have been published , the most ... written while Sir John Hawkins was alive and I avow , that one object of my strictures was to make him feel some ...
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