The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2H.G. Bohn, 1846 - Authors, English |
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... received , ' he did once receive from Lord Chesterfield the sum of ten pounds ; but as that was so inconsiderable a ... received for a new work : it was as much as Johnson himself had received for the copyright of his best poetical ...
... received , ' he did once receive from Lord Chesterfield the sum of ten pounds ; but as that was so inconsiderable a ... received for a new work : it was as much as Johnson himself had received for the copyright of his best poetical ...
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... received , or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron , which Provi- dence has enabled me to do for myself . 66 Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of ...
... received , or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron , which Provi- dence has enabled me to do for myself . 66 Having carried on my work thus far with so little obligation to any favourer of ...
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... received from him with a proper spirit . Johnson was visibly pleased with this compliment , for he had always a high opinion of Warburton . " ( 1 ) Indeed , the force of mind which appeared in this letter , was congenial with that which ...
... received from him with a proper spirit . Johnson was visibly pleased with this compliment , for he had always a high opinion of Warburton . " ( 1 ) Indeed , the force of mind which appeared in this letter , was congenial with that which ...
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... received him very coldly . Johnson at least expected , that the master would order a copy of his Dictionary , now near publication ; but the master did not choose to talk on the subject , never asked Johnson to dine , nor even to visit ...
... received him very coldly . Johnson at least expected , that the master would order a copy of his Dictionary , now near publication ; but the master did not choose to talk on the subject , never asked Johnson to dine , nor even to visit ...
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... received the greatest civilities during this visit , and they pressed him very much to have a room in the college . " In the course of this visit Johnson and I walked three or four times to Ellsfield , a village beautifully situ- 66 ( 1 ) ...
... received the greatest civilities during this visit , and they pressed him very much to have a room in the college . " In the course of this visit Johnson and I walked three or four times to Ellsfield , a village beautifully situ- 66 ( 1 ) ...
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