The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 2G. Bell and sons, 1889 |
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... writes another political pamphlet Mr. Strahan endeavours to get Johnson into the House of Commons Burke's opinion of ... writing history Johnson does not believe in shorthand writing Johnson's and Goldsmith's wit Their walk together 182 ...
... writes another political pamphlet Mr. Strahan endeavours to get Johnson into the House of Commons Burke's opinion of ... writing history Johnson does not believe in shorthand writing Johnson's and Goldsmith's wit Their walk together 182 ...
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... writing Journey to the Western Islands Letters to and from Boswell and others Studies with unceasing ardour Johnson's courage Journey to the Western Islands published Boswell's fifth visit to London Taxation no Tyranny published At the ...
... writing Journey to the Western Islands Letters to and from Boswell and others Studies with unceasing ardour Johnson's courage Journey to the Western Islands published Boswell's fifth visit to London Taxation no Tyranny published At the ...
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... writer , or , what is more worth , an honest man . " When I saw something like the same expression in his criticism on that author , in the Lives of the Poets , I put him in mind of his past injunctions to the young poet , to which he ...
... writer , or , what is more worth , an honest man . " When I saw something like the same expression in his criticism on that author , in the Lives of the Poets , I put him in mind of his past injunctions to the young poet , to which he ...
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... write the Life of Shakespeare , but he never could be prevailed on to begin it , so that even now it was questioned ... writes to Percy on this subject , " 27th June , 1758 : I have several times called on Johnson to pay him part of your ...
... write the Life of Shakespeare , but he never could be prevailed on to begin it , so that even now it was questioned ... writes to Percy on this subject , " 27th June , 1758 : I have several times called on Johnson to pay him part of your ...
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... write to Johnson for some receipts for subscriptions to his " Shakspeare , " which Johnson had omitted to deliver when the money was paid , he availed himself of that opportunity of thanking Johnson for the great pleasure which he had ...
... write to Johnson for some receipts for subscriptions to his " Shakspeare , " which Johnson had omitted to deliver when the money was paid , he availed himself of that opportunity of thanking Johnson for the great pleasure which he had ...
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