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 Nearly Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 1 |
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... which has long made your house a common centre of union for the great , the accomplished , the learned , and the ingenious ; all these. SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS , P.R.A. ADVERTISEMENT TO THE THIRD EDITION . Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds.
... which has long made your house a common centre of union for the great , the accomplished , the learned , and the ingenious ; all these. SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS , P.R.A. ADVERTISEMENT TO THE THIRD EDITION . Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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... learned , and the ingenious ; all these qualities I can , in perfect confidence of not being accused of flattery , ascribe to you . If a man may indulge an honest pride in having it known to the world that he has been thought worthy of ...
... learned , and the ingenious ; all these qualities I can , in perfect confidence of not being accused of flattery , ascribe to you . If a man may indulge an honest pride in having it known to the world that he has been thought worthy of ...
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... learned and ingenious men , by which I have been enabled to rectify some mistakes , and to enrich the work with many valuable additions . These I have ordered to be printed separately in quarto , for the accommodation of the purchasers ...
... learned and ingenious men , by which I have been enabled to rectify some mistakes , and to enrich the work with many valuable additions . These I have ordered to be printed separately in quarto , for the accommodation of the purchasers ...
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... learned friend , the Reverend Doctor Kearney , formerly Senior Fellow of Trinity College , Dublin , and now beneficed in the diocese of Raphoe in Ireland , of which he is Archdeacon . Of a work which has been before the public for ...
... learned friend , the Reverend Doctor Kearney , formerly Senior Fellow of Trinity College , Dublin , and now beneficed in the diocese of Raphoe in Ireland , of which he is Archdeacon . Of a work which has been before the public for ...
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... learned to read , Mrs. Johnson one morning put the Common Prayer Book into his hands , pointed to the collect for the day , and said , " Sam , you must get this by heart . " She went up stairs , leaving him to study it ; but by the time ...
... learned to read , Mrs. Johnson one morning put the Common Prayer Book into his hands , pointed to the collect for the day , and said , " Sam , you must get this by heart . " She went up stairs , leaving him to study it ; but by the time ...
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