The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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Page 99
... appear somewhat ludicrous , from his stating the following circumstance as presumptive evidence that Savage was a good ... appears from the following lines in the Gentleman's Magazine for April , 1738 , which I am assured were written by ...
... appear somewhat ludicrous , from his stating the following circumstance as presumptive evidence that Savage was a good ... appears from the following lines in the Gentleman's Magazine for April , 1738 , which I am assured were written by ...
Page 109
... appears , by a man of parts and genius , the rest are absolutely below a serious notice . " Of this flattering distinction shewn to him by Warburton , a very grateful remembrance was ever entertained by Johnson , who said , " He praised ...
... appears , by a man of parts and genius , the rest are absolutely below a serious notice . " Of this flattering distinction shewn to him by Warburton , a very grateful remembrance was ever entertained by Johnson , who said , " He praised ...
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... appears to have been eight years older than twenty - one , when he began the Gray's - Inn Journal ; and that paper , instead of running a race with Johnson's production , did not appear till after the closing of the Rambler , which ...
... appears to have been eight years older than twenty - one , when he began the Gray's - Inn Journal ; and that paper , instead of running a race with Johnson's production , did not appear till after the closing of the Rambler , which ...
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