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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... opinion , that as a life - like portraiture , not only of the personal appearance and singular habits of a distin- guished man , but of his strong prejudices , his vigorous eloquence , his homely common sense , and his ready wit , so ...
... opinion , that as a life - like portraiture , not only of the personal appearance and singular habits of a distin- guished man , but of his strong prejudices , his vigorous eloquence , his homely common sense , and his ready wit , so ...
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... opinion the Public has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to persevere in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In one respect , this work will , in some passages , be different from the former . In my " Tour , " I ...
... opinion the Public has confirmed , was the best encouragement for me to persevere in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In one respect , this work will , in some passages , be different from the former . In my " Tour , " I ...
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... Opinion which he has given , 1 that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed so many eminent ...
... Opinion which he has given , 1 that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed so many eminent ...
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... opinion his volume , however inadequate and improper as a life of Dr. Johnson , and however discredited by unpardonable inaccuracies in other respects , contains a collection of curious anecdotes and observations , which few men but its ...
... opinion his volume , however inadequate and improper as a life of Dr. Johnson , and however discredited by unpardonable inaccuracies in other respects , contains a collection of curious anecdotes and observations , which few men but its ...
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... opinion , that minute particulars are frequently characteris- tic , and always amusing , when they relate to a distinguished man . I am , therefore , exceedingly unwilling that any thing , however slight , which my illustrious friend ...
... opinion , that minute particulars are frequently characteris- tic , and always amusing , when they relate to a distinguished man . I am , therefore , exceedingly unwilling that any thing , however slight , which my illustrious friend ...
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