The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 - Authors, English |
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... took its rank among the most instructive books in our language ; and highly as it is already valued , it will perhaps be perused by posterity with increased delight VOL . I. b when all " the actors in the scene shall be.
... took its rank among the most instructive books in our language ; and highly as it is already valued , it will perhaps be perused by posterity with increased delight VOL . I. b when all " the actors in the scene shall be.
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... languages : though I was somewhat mortified that I had it not so much to myself as I should have thought . " " Talking of the minuteness with which people will In a letter written by Johnson to a friend in Jan. 1742-3 , he says , " I ...
... languages : though I was somewhat mortified that I had it not so much to myself as I should have thought . " " Talking of the minuteness with which people will In a letter written by Johnson to a friend in Jan. 1742-3 , he says , " I ...
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... library . His Latin ( says the author of Nouveau Dic- tionnaire Historique , 1789 , ) would have been more pure if he had not known so many languages . - MALONE . sell ; and my poor friend Doddy said , publick ETAT . 71. ] 15 DR . JOHNSON .
... library . His Latin ( says the author of Nouveau Dic- tionnaire Historique , 1789 , ) would have been more pure if he had not known so many languages . - MALONE . sell ; and my poor friend Doddy said , publick ETAT . 71. ] 15 DR . JOHNSON .
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... language ; when I read it myself , I was more sensible of its pathetick effect : ' and then he paid it a compliment which many will think very extravagant . ' Sir , ' said he , if Otway had written this play , no other of his pieces ...
... language ; when I read it myself , I was more sensible of its pathetick effect : ' and then he paid it a compliment which many will think very extravagant . ' Sir , ' said he , if Otway had written this play , no other of his pieces ...
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... language so near to our own : had it been one of the languages entirely different , he might have been very soon satisfied . " · " Mr. Langton and he having gone to see a freema- son's funeral procession , when they were at Rochester ...
... language so near to our own : had it been one of the languages entirely different , he might have been very soon satisfied . " · " Mr. Langton and he having gone to see a freema- son's funeral procession , when they were at Rochester ...
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