The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 - Authors, English |
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... HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . OXFORD , PUBLISHED BY D. A. TALBOYS ; AND WILLIAM PICKERING , LONDON . THIS edition of Gibbon's Roman History is a continuation of a series of British classic writers , publishing in ...
... HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE . OXFORD , PUBLISHED BY D. A. TALBOYS ; AND WILLIAM PICKERING , LONDON . THIS edition of Gibbon's Roman History is a continuation of a series of British classic writers , publishing in ...
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... historical work they are about to publish , would be impertinent - the merits of Gibbon as an historical writer have been ... HISTORY OF ENG- LAND , embellished with 38 portraits of the kings , from Wil- liam the Conqueror to George the ...
... historical work they are about to publish , would be impertinent - the merits of Gibbon as an historical writer have been ... HISTORY OF ENG- LAND , embellished with 38 portraits of the kings , from Wil- liam the Conqueror to George the ...
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... history we should prudentially hide , in the fear of holding up to the vulgar gaze a contagious example , are questions so momentous , and of such varied and extensive bearings , that we undertake not their discussion . On this subject ...
... history we should prudentially hide , in the fear of holding up to the vulgar gaze a contagious example , are questions so momentous , and of such varied and extensive bearings , that we undertake not their discussion . On this subject ...
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... history , may repose in tranquil enjoyment . We may see , in distinct portraiture , Johnson's companions clus- tered around their venerated master in all the grotesque variety of their undisguised character , listening to conversations ...
... history , may repose in tranquil enjoyment . We may see , in distinct portraiture , Johnson's companions clus- tered around their venerated master in all the grotesque variety of their undisguised character , listening to conversations ...
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... history , Must drudge , like Selden , days and nights , And in the endless labour die . Who travels in religious jars , ( Truth mixt with errour , shades with rays , ) Like Whiston , wanting pyx or stars , In ocean wide or sinks or ...
... history , Must drudge , like Selden , days and nights , And in the endless labour die . Who travels in religious jars , ( Truth mixt with errour , shades with rays , ) Like Whiston , wanting pyx or stars , In ocean wide or sinks or ...
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