The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1John W. Lovell Company, 1899 - Authors, English |
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... period , whatever uneasiness he may have endured , he laid the foundation of much future eminence by application to his studies . Being now again totally unoccupied , he was invited by Mr. Hector to pass some time with him at Birmingham ...
... period , whatever uneasiness he may have endured , he laid the foundation of much future eminence by application to his studies . Being now again totally unoccupied , he was invited by Mr. Hector to pass some time with him at Birmingham ...
Page 138
... period , to his death in the prison of Bristol , the account will be continued from materials still less liable to objection ; his own letters , and those of his friends , some of which will be inserted in the work , and abstracts of ...
... period , to his death in the prison of Bristol , the account will be continued from materials still less liable to objection ; his own letters , and those of his friends , some of which will be inserted in the work , and abstracts of ...
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... period . Where the middle part of his life was spent is uncertain . He resided above twenty years under Johnson's hospitable roof , who never wished him to be regarded as an inferior , or treated him like a dependent . - STEEVENS . 2 Mr ...
... period . Where the middle part of his life was spent is uncertain . He resided above twenty years under Johnson's hospitable roof , who never wished him to be regarded as an inferior , or treated him like a dependent . - STEEVENS . 2 Mr ...
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