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 Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 4C. Ewer & T. Bedlington, 1824 - Authors, English |
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... Look'ye ! Que regio in terris nostri non plena laboris . ' He observed , also , Goldsmith's " Animated Nature ; " and said , " Here's our friend ! the poor Doctor would have been happy to hear of this . " I In our way , Johnson strongly ...
... Look'ye ! Que regio in terris nostri non plena laboris . ' He observed , also , Goldsmith's " Animated Nature ; " and said , " Here's our friend ! the poor Doctor would have been happy to hear of this . " I In our way , Johnson strongly ...
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... do so damned a thing . " His emphasis on damned , accompanied with frowning looks , reproved his opponent's want of decorum in his presence . Talking of the danger of being mortified by rejec- tion THE LIFE OF [ 1777 .
... do so damned a thing . " His emphasis on damned , accompanied with frowning looks , reproved his opponent's want of decorum in his presence . Talking of the danger of being mortified by rejec- tion THE LIFE OF [ 1777 .
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... 1777 . " By the first post I inform you of my safe arrival at my own house , and that I had the comfort of finding my wife and children all in good health . " When I look back upon our late interview , 42 [ 1777 . THE LIFE OF.
... 1777 . " By the first post I inform you of my safe arrival at my own house , and that I had the comfort of finding my wife and children all in good health . " When I look back upon our late interview , 42 [ 1777 . THE LIFE OF.
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... look back upon our late interview , it ap- pears to me to have answered expectation better than almost any scheme of happiness that I ever put in ex- ecution . My Journal in stored with wisdom and wit ; and my memory is filled with the ...
... look back upon our late interview , it ap- pears to me to have answered expectation better than almost any scheme of happiness that I ever put in ex- ecution . My Journal in stored with wisdom and wit ; and my memory is filled with the ...
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... look at a book written by Wilson , a Scotchman , under the Latin name of Volusenus , accord- ing to the custom of literary men at a certain period ? It is entitled De Animi Tranquillitate . ' I earnestly de- sire tranquillity . Bona res ...
... look at a book written by Wilson , a Scotchman , under the Latin name of Volusenus , accord- ing to the custom of literary men at a certain period ? It is entitled De Animi Tranquillitate . ' I earnestly de- sire tranquillity . Bona res ...
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