The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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... consider Wyatt's coup d'œil to be compared with that of the Ranelagh Rotunda . Probably it was duller , since Gibbon talks of its " ennui , " and Fanny Burney of its " solemnity . " Miss Evelina Anville found that she could not be " as ...
... consider Wyatt's coup d'œil to be compared with that of the Ranelagh Rotunda . Probably it was duller , since Gibbon talks of its " ennui , " and Fanny Burney of its " solemnity . " Miss Evelina Anville found that she could not be " as ...
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... consider that the principal store of wit and wisdom which this Work contains , was not a particular selection from his general conversation , but was merely his occasional talk at such times as I had the good fortune to be in his ...
... consider that the principal store of wit and wisdom which this Work contains , was not a particular selection from his general conversation , but was merely his occasional talk at such times as I had the good fortune to be in his ...
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... consider his ex- traordinary endowments , or his various works , has been equalled by few in any age , is an arduous , and may be reckoned in me a presumptuous task . 1 Had Dr. Johnson written his own Life , in conformity with the ...
... consider his ex- traordinary endowments , or his various works , has been equalled by few in any age , is an arduous , and may be reckoned in me a presumptuous task . 1 Had Dr. Johnson written his own Life , in conformity with the ...
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... consider as the peculiar value of the following work , is , the quantity it contains of Johnson's conversation ; which is uni- versally acknowledged to have been eminently instructive and entertaining ; and of which the specimens that I ...
... consider as the peculiar value of the following work , is , the quantity it contains of Johnson's conversation ; which is uni- versally acknowledged to have been eminently instructive and entertaining ; and of which the specimens that I ...
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... considering how highly the small portion which we have of the table - talk and other anecdotes of our celebrated writers is valued , and how earnestly it is regretted that we have not more , I am justified in preserving rather too many ...
... considering how highly the small portion which we have of the table - talk and other anecdotes of our celebrated writers is valued , and how earnestly it is regretted that we have not more , I am justified in preserving rather too many ...
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