Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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Page 142
... admiration , to which no man could be insensible . In the October of this year he at length gave to the world his edition of Shakspeare , which , if it had no other merit but that of producing his Preface , in which the excellencies and ...
... admiration , to which no man could be insensible . In the October of this year he at length gave to the world his edition of Shakspeare , which , if it had no other merit but that of producing his Preface , in which the excellencies and ...
Page 257
... admiration one of the most agreeable of all our feelings ; and I regretted that I had lost much of my disposition to admire , which people gener- ally do as they advance in life . JOHNSON . " Sir , as a man advances in life , he gets ...
... admiration one of the most agreeable of all our feelings ; and I regretted that I had lost much of my disposition to admire , which people gener- ally do as they advance in life . JOHNSON . " Sir , as a man advances in life , he gets ...
Page 589
... Admirable Curiosities , Rarities , and Wonders in England , 525 Advancement of Learning ( Bacon ) , 4 Adventurer , The , 56 , 63 , 68-69 , 70 , 89 Adversaria ( Johnson ) , 55-56 Adye : see Adey Egri Ephemeris ( Johnson ) , 568 Ælian ...
... Admirable Curiosities , Rarities , and Wonders in England , 525 Advancement of Learning ( Bacon ) , 4 Adventurer , The , 56 , 63 , 68-69 , 70 , 89 Adversaria ( Johnson ) , 55-56 Adye : see Adey Egri Ephemeris ( Johnson ) , 568 Ælian ...
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