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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... myself , af some distance of time , contemplate with wonder ; and I must be allowed to suggest , that the nature of the work in other respects , as it confifts of innumerable detached particulars , all which , even the most minute , I ...
... myself , af some distance of time , contemplate with wonder ; and I must be allowed to suggest , that the nature of the work in other respects , as it confifts of innumerable detached particulars , all which , even the most minute , I ...
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... fancy , in every attitude , every scene and situation , that I have thought myself in the 3 which company , and of the party almost throughout . It. company , London , April 20 , 1791 . * See Mr. A DVE RT IS EM E N T. xi.
... fancy , in every attitude , every scene and situation , that I have thought myself in the 3 which company , and of the party almost throughout . It. company , London , April 20 , 1791 . * See Mr. A DVE RT IS EM E N T. xi.
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... myself , will very gladly impart it : but whether I am quite equal to it , I do not know . It is a case compounded of law and justice , and requires a mind : versed in juridical disquisitions . Could you not tell your whole mind to Lord ...
... myself , will very gladly impart it : but whether I am quite equal to it , I do not know . It is a case compounded of law and justice , and requires a mind : versed in juridical disquisitions . Could you not tell your whole mind to Lord ...
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... myself elevated as if brought into another state of being . Mrs. Thrale and I looked to each other while he talked , and our looks expressed our congenial admiration and affection for him . I shall ever recollect this scene with great ...
... myself elevated as if brought into another state of being . Mrs. Thrale and I looked to each other while he talked , and our looks expressed our congenial admiration and affection for him . I shall ever recollect this scene with great ...
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... myself no trouble about the matter . ” He was , perhaps , above suffering from such spurious publications ; but I could not help thinking , that many men would be much injured in their reputation , by having absurd and vicious sayings ...
... myself no trouble about the matter . ” He was , perhaps , above suffering from such spurious publications ; but I could not help thinking , that many men would be much injured in their reputation , by having absurd and vicious sayings ...
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