The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J.M. Dent and Sons Limited, 1925 |
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... suppose that he was present when that prologue was spoken by Garrick . He also wrote another prologue , which is historical , for the opening of Drury Lane in 1747. This , besides the well - known lines on Shakespeare , - " Each change ...
... suppose that he was present when that prologue was spoken by Garrick . He also wrote another prologue , which is historical , for the opening of Drury Lane in 1747. This , besides the well - known lines on Shakespeare , - " Each change ...
Page xxx
... suppose that the tenour of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputation . But it seems I judged too well of the world ; for , though I could scarcely believe it , I have been undoubtedly informed ...
... suppose that the tenour of the rest of the book would sufficiently guard me against such a strange imputation . But it seems I judged too well of the world ; for , though I could scarcely believe it , I have been undoubtedly informed ...
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... suppose at five years old ] in his father's shop , intitled De veritate Religionis , & c . , he began to think himself highly culpable for neglecting such a means of information , and took himself severely to task for this sin , adding ...
... suppose at five years old ] in his father's shop , intitled De veritate Religionis , & c . , he began to think himself highly culpable for neglecting such a means of information , and took himself severely to task for this sin , adding ...
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... suppose verses to be read , ) what would be , in each case , the total amount in a week , month , and year . No man had a more ardent love of literature , or a higher respect for it , than Johnson . His apartment in Pembroke College was ...
... suppose verses to be read , ) what would be , in each case , the total amount in a week , month , and year . No man had a more ardent love of literature , or a higher respect for it , than Johnson . His apartment in Pembroke College was ...
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... suppose , that his having been thus accidentally led to a particular study of the history and manners of Abyssinia , was the remote occasion of his writing , many years afterwards , his admir- able philosophical tale , the principal ...
... suppose , that his having been thus accidentally led to a particular study of the history and manners of Abyssinia , was the remote occasion of his writing , many years afterwards , his admir- able philosophical tale , the principal ...
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