The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1934 |
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... literary abilities , in which I am not vain enough to compare myself with some great names who have gone before me in this kind of writing . Since my work was announced , several Lives and Memoirs of Dr. Johnson have been published ...
... literary abilities , in which I am not vain enough to compare myself with some great names who have gone before me in this kind of writing . Since my work was announced , several Lives and Memoirs of Dr. Johnson have been published ...
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... literary dissertations in Latin or English , critical remarks on authours ancient or modern , forgotten poems that deserve revival , or loose pieces , like Floyer's , worth preserving . By this method , your literary article , for so it ...
... literary dissertations in Latin or English , critical remarks on authours ancient or modern , forgotten poems that deserve revival , or loose pieces , like Floyer's , worth preserving . By this method , your literary article , for so it ...
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... literary fame , may possibly impose upon many people such an idea of his consequence as he wishes may be received . For my part I should be proud to be known as an authour , and I have an ardent ambition for literary fame ; for , of all ...
... literary fame , may possibly impose upon many people such an idea of his consequence as he wishes may be received . For my part I should be proud to be known as an authour , and I have an ardent ambition for literary fame ; for , of all ...
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