The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Nearly Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 1 |
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... acquaintance for the first time with this masterpiece of Biography , to know that the most eminent of critics who have written upon the subject since the book appeared are unani- mous in their opinion , that as a life - like portraiture ...
... acquaintance for the first time with this masterpiece of Biography , to know that the most eminent of critics who have written upon the subject since the book appeared are unani- mous in their opinion , that as a life - like portraiture ...
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... acquainted with the nature of their task , or very negligent about the per- formance . They rarely afford any other ... acquaintance , except by his most prominent INTRODUCTION . xxxi.
... acquainted with the nature of their task , or very negligent about the per- formance . They rarely afford any other ... acquaintance , except by his most prominent INTRODUCTION . xxxi.
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... acquainted agree , that no man was more nicely and minutely critical in the elegance of female dress . When I found that he saw the romantic beauties of Islam , in Derbyshire , much better than I did , I told him that he 1 This anecdote ...
... acquainted agree , that no man was more nicely and minutely critical in the elegance of female dress . When I found that he saw the romantic beauties of Islam , in Derbyshire , much better than I did , I told him that he 1 This anecdote ...
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... acquaintance with books was great , and what he did not immediately know , he could , at least , tell where to find . Such was his amplitude of learning , and such his copiousness of communication , that it may be doubted whether a day ...
... acquaintance with books was great , and what he did not immediately know , he could , at least , tell where to find . Such was his amplitude of learning , and such his copiousness of communication , that it may be doubted whether a day ...
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... acquainted . Mr. Meynell's eldest daughter was afterwards married to Mr. Fitzherbert , father to Mr. Alleyne Fitzherbert , lately minister to the court of Russia . Of her , Dr. Johnson said , in Dr. Lawrence's study , that she had the ...
... acquainted . Mr. Meynell's eldest daughter was afterwards married to Mr. Fitzherbert , father to Mr. Alleyne Fitzherbert , lately minister to the court of Russia . Of her , Dr. Johnson said , in Dr. Lawrence's study , that she had the ...
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