The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1Bell, 1889 |
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... character , was impelled , reluctantly , we believe , to turn aside and animadvert on her not infre- quent inaccuracies , and her somewhat heartless levities , in her delineations of Johnson's character and habits . Just as we seem to ...
... character , was impelled , reluctantly , we believe , to turn aside and animadvert on her not infre- quent inaccuracies , and her somewhat heartless levities , in her delineations of Johnson's character and habits . Just as we seem to ...
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... Character , and Writings of Dr. Samuel Johnson will , however , reward study . We miss , indeed , the charm of original anecdotes and conversations . Of these Towers has none , except those which he had derived from the re- cently ...
... Character , and Writings of Dr. Samuel Johnson will , however , reward study . We miss , indeed , the charm of original anecdotes and conversations . Of these Towers has none , except those which he had derived from the re- cently ...
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... character : " The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides , with Samuel Johnson , LL.D. , " which at once eclipsed all prece- ding sources of information . By no author , before or since , has Boswell been surpassed in his admirable art of ...
... character : " The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides , with Samuel Johnson , LL.D. , " which at once eclipsed all prece- ding sources of information . By no author , before or since , has Boswell been surpassed in his admirable art of ...
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... character of the author's undertaking , and the plan and method of his design xlij 1-8 18 Sept. 1709 . Birth of Johnson His mother's family- the Fords 8-9 9-10 His mother described Early instance of his power of memory . His father ...
... character of the author's undertaking , and the plan and method of his design xlij 1-8 18 Sept. 1709 . Birth of Johnson His mother's family- the Fords 8-9 9-10 His mother described Early instance of his power of memory . His father ...
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... character of Johnson 168 Comus performed for the benefit of Milton's grand- daughter 172 Johnson writes the Preface to Lauder's Essay on Milton 175 His kindness to Mrs. Williams 177 1752 . Death of Mrs. Johnson . 178 Et . 43 . Johnson's ...
... character of Johnson 168 Comus performed for the benefit of Milton's grand- daughter 172 Johnson writes the Preface to Lauder's Essay on Milton 175 His kindness to Mrs. Williams 177 1752 . Death of Mrs. Johnson . 178 Et . 43 . Johnson's ...
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