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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... hear from him again , upon this interesting question . a T. JAMES Boswell , Esq . « DEAR SIR , “ HAVING not any acquaintance with the laws or customs of Scotland , I endeavoured to consider your question upon general principles , and ...
... hear from him again , upon this interesting question . a T. JAMES Boswell , Esq . « DEAR SIR , “ HAVING not any acquaintance with the laws or customs of Scotland , I endeavoured to consider your question upon general principles , and ...
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... hear of people . Depend upon it , Sir , they are exaggerated . You do not see one man shoot a great deal higher than another . ” I mentioned Mr. Burke . JOHNSON . “ Yes ; Burke is an extraordinary man . His stream of mind is perpetual ...
... hear of people . Depend upon it , Sir , they are exaggerated . You do not see one man shoot a great deal higher than another . ” I mentioned Mr. Burke . JOHNSON . “ Yes ; Burke is an extraordinary man . His stream of mind is perpetual ...
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... hear many people talk to you gravely of that excellent poem , The Fleece . ” Having talked of Dr. Grainger's “ Sugar - Cane , ” I men- . Lioned to him Mr. Langton's having told me , that this poem , when read in manuscript at Sir Joshua ...
... hear many people talk to you gravely of that excellent poem , The Fleece . ” Having talked of Dr. Grainger's “ Sugar - Cane , ” I men- . Lioned to him Mr. Langton's having told me , that this poem , when read in manuscript at Sir Joshua ...
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... hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private connections , and fairly gets into the great ocean of London , will , by imperceptible degrees , unavoidably experience this . My knowledge of physick , ( he added , ) I learnt from Dr ...
... hear this ; but whoever quits the creeks of private connections , and fairly gets into the great ocean of London , will , by imperceptible degrees , unavoidably experience this . My knowledge of physick , ( he added , ) I learnt from Dr ...
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... hear it talked of . It was written by Grove , a diffenting teacher . ” He would not , I perceived , call him a clergyman , though he was candid enough to allow very great merit to his composition . Mr. Murphy faid , he remembered when ...
... hear it talked of . It was written by Grove , a diffenting teacher . ” He would not , I perceived , call him a clergyman , though he was candid enough to allow very great merit to his composition . Mr. Murphy faid , he remembered when ...
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