The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons : and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished : in Two Volumes, Volume 2Henry Baldwin, 1791 - Authors, English |
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... she does not love me . I am , Sir , « Your affectionate servant , SAM . JOHNSON . " 16 Feb. 3 , 1773 . I had followed his recommendation and consulted Lord Hailes , who upon this subject had a firm opinion contrary to mine . His ...
... she does not love me . I am , Sir , « Your affectionate servant , SAM . JOHNSON . " 16 Feb. 3 , 1773 . I had followed his recommendation and consulted Lord Hailes , who upon this subject had a firm opinion contrary to mine . His ...
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... she is reconciled to , Sir , " Your faithful servant , “ March 12 , 1776 . SAM . JOHNSON . ” Above thirty years ago , the heirs of Lord Chancellor Clarendon presented the University of Oxford with the continuation of his History , and ...
... she is reconciled to , Sir , " Your faithful servant , “ March 12 , 1776 . SAM . JOHNSON . ” Above thirty years ago , the heirs of Lord Chancellor Clarendon presented the University of Oxford with the continuation of his History , and ...
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... she offered me a shilling , supposing me to be the watchman . I perceived that she was somewhat in liquor . ” This , if told by most people , would have been thought an invention : when told by Johnson , it was believed by his friends ...
... she offered me a shilling , supposing me to be the watchman . I perceived that she was somewhat in liquor . ” This , if told by most people , would have been thought an invention : when told by Johnson , it was believed by his friends ...
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... She said , “ She should remember this as long as she lived . ” I thought it hard to give her this view of her situation , when she could not help it ; and , indeed , I wondered at the whole of what he now faid ; because , both in his ...
... She said , “ She should remember this as long as she lived . ” I thought it hard to give her this view of her situation , when she could not help it ; and , indeed , I wondered at the whole of what he now faid ; because , both in his ...
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... she be seen . Johnson coincided with me and said , " When a man voluntarily engages in an important controversy , he is to do all he can to leffen his antagonist , because authority from personal respect has much weight with most people ...
... she be seen . Johnson coincided with me and said , " When a man voluntarily engages in an important controversy , he is to do all he can to leffen his antagonist , because authority from personal respect has much weight with most people ...
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