The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Derby, 1826 |
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... hands to be reposited in my archives at Auchinleck . An honour- able and reverend friend , speaking of the ... hand - writing , an inscription of such high commendation , that even I , vain as I am , cannot prevail on myself to ...
... hands to be reposited in my archives at Auchinleck . An honour- able and reverend friend , speaking of the ... hand - writing , an inscription of such high commendation , that even I , vain as I am , cannot prevail on myself to ...
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... hands and knees to take a view of the kennel before he ventured to step over it . His schoolmistress , afraid that he might miss his way , or fall into the kennel , or be run over by a cart , followed him at some distance . He happened ...
... hands and knees to take a view of the kennel before he ventured to step over it . His schoolmistress , afraid that he might miss his way , or fall into the kennel , or be run over by a cart , followed him at some distance . He happened ...
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... hand . The ritual for this office may be found in bishop Sparrow's Collection of Articles , Canons , etc. and in most of our common - prayer books printed in queen Anne's time.-Ed. " 6 Johnson indeed , as Mr. Hector informed me , acted ...
... hand . The ritual for this office may be found in bishop Sparrow's Collection of Articles , Canons , etc. and in most of our common - prayer books printed in queen Anne's time.-Ed. " 6 Johnson indeed , as Mr. Hector informed me , acted ...
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... stroke , And left - hand crows , from an old hollow oak , Foretold the coming evil by their dismal croak . Translation of Horace . Book I. Ode xxii . THE ÆTAT . 3-19 . ] 23 DR . JOHNSON . Translation of Virgil. Pastoral I. ...
... stroke , And left - hand crows , from an old hollow oak , Foretold the coming evil by their dismal croak . Translation of Horace . Book I. Ode xxii . THE ÆTAT . 3-19 . ] 23 DR . JOHNSON . Translation of Virgil. Pastoral I. ...
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... hand , May I lie slain , and spurn the bloody sand . To a Young Lady on her Birth Day . THIS tributary verse receive , my fair , Warm with an ardent lover's fondest pray'r . May this returning day for ever find Thy form more lovely ...
... hand , May I lie slain , and spurn the bloody sand . To a Young Lady on her Birth Day . THIS tributary verse receive , my fair , Warm with an ardent lover's fondest pray'r . May this returning day for ever find Thy form more lovely ...
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acknowl acquaintance admiration afterwards appears believe BENNET LANGTON bishop bookseller Boswell Burney Cave character conversation dear sir death Dictionary Dodsley edition eminent endeavour English Essay evid excellent father favour Garrick gave genius Gentleman's Magazine give happy heard Hector honour hope house of Stuart humble servant Johnson Joseph Warton kind king labour lady Langton language late Latin learned letter Lichfield literary lived London lord Chesterfield Lucy Porter Malone manner master mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford paper Pembroke college person pleased pleasure poem poet praise Preface publick published Rambler remarkable reverend Richard Savage Robert Dodsley Samuel Johnson Savage Shakspeare sir John Hawkins sir Joshua Reynolds spirit style suppose talk thing THOMAS WARTON thought Thrale tion told translation truth verses Warton William wish write written wrote