The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 4Derby & Jackson, 1858 - Hebrides (Scotland) |
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... Merit - Use of Riches - Crabbe's " Village " -Keeping Accounts - Lords Mansfield , Loughborough , and Thurlow - Harrington's Nuga Antiquĉ- " Quos Deus vult perdere , " & c . - Prince of Wales - Burney's Travels - Chinese Architecture ...
... Merit - Use of Riches - Crabbe's " Village " -Keeping Accounts - Lords Mansfield , Loughborough , and Thurlow - Harrington's Nuga Antiquĉ- " Quos Deus vult perdere , " & c . - Prince of Wales - Burney's Travels - Chinese Architecture ...
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... merit : EDWARDS . ' Mira cano , Sol occubuit , nox nulla secuta est . ' ” You are a philosopher , Dr. Johnson . I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher ; but , I don't know how , cheer- fulness was always breaking in . " Mr ...
... merit : EDWARDS . ' Mira cano , Sol occubuit , nox nulla secuta est . ' ” You are a philosopher , Dr. Johnson . I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher ; but , I don't know how , cheer- fulness was always breaking in . " Mr ...
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... merit ; but his fame must rest chiefly upon his " Political Conferences , " in which he introduces several eminent persons delivering their senti- ments in the way of dialogue , and discovers a considerable share of learning , various ...
... merit ; but his fame must rest chiefly upon his " Political Conferences , " in which he introduces several eminent persons delivering their senti- ments in the way of dialogue , and discovers a considerable share of learning , various ...
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... merit . Soon after the Honourable Daines Barrington had published his excellent " Observations on the Statutes , " Johnson waited on that worthy and learned gen- 1 In the injunctions of Queen Elizabeth for the observance of Sunday ...
... merit . Soon after the Honourable Daines Barrington had published his excellent " Observations on the Statutes , " Johnson waited on that worthy and learned gen- 1 In the injunctions of Queen Elizabeth for the observance of Sunday ...
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... merit . " JOHNSON . " It was refused by one of the houses ; but I should have thought it would succeed , not from any great excellence in the writing , but from the novelty , and the general spirit and gaiety of the piece , which keeps ...
... merit . " JOHNSON . " It was refused by one of the houses ; but I should have thought it would succeed , not from any great excellence in the writing , but from the novelty , and the general spirit and gaiety of the piece , which keeps ...
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