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 1National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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... lived in London , there were two sets of people , those who gave the wall , and those who took it ; the peaceable and the quarrelsome . When I returned to Lichfield , after having been in London , my mother asked me , whether I was one ...
... lived in London , there were two sets of people , those who gave the wall , and those who took it ; the peaceable and the quarrelsome . When I returned to Lichfield , after having been in London , my mother asked me , whether I was one ...
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... lived in the first century , would have been one of the greatest favourites of Augustus . " This flattery of the monarch had no effect . It is too well known , that the second George never was an Augustus to learning or genius . Johnson ...
... lived in the first century , would have been one of the greatest favourites of Augustus . " This flattery of the monarch had no effect . It is too well known , that the second George never was an Augustus to learning or genius . Johnson ...
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... lived . There were also Mr. Cave , Dr. Hawkesworth , Mr. Ryland , merchant on Tower - hill , Mrs. Masters , the poetess , who lived with Mr. Cave , Mrs. Carter , and sometimes Mrs. Macaulay ; also Mrs. Gardiner , wife of a tallow ...
... lived . There were also Mr. Cave , Dr. Hawkesworth , Mr. Ryland , merchant on Tower - hill , Mrs. Masters , the poetess , who lived with Mr. Cave , Mrs. Carter , and sometimes Mrs. Macaulay ; also Mrs. Gardiner , wife of a tallow ...
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List of Illustrations | xiv |
Mr Boswells Advertisements | xx |
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