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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Page xxii
... thing that relates to him peculiarly interesting . Lord Macartney favoured me with his own copy of my book , with a number of notes , of which I have availed myself . On the first leaf I found , in his lordship's handwriting , an ...
... thing that relates to him peculiarly interesting . Lord Macartney favoured me with his own copy of my book , with a number of notes , of which I have availed myself . On the first leaf I found , in his lordship's handwriting , an ...
Page xxix
... thing you want to be satisfied in any subject of Milton , and am ex- tremely glad you intend to write his life . Almost all the life - writers we have had before Toland and Desmaiseaux are indeed strange insipid creatures ; and yet I ...
... thing you want to be satisfied in any subject of Milton , and am ex- tremely glad you intend to write his life . Almost all the life - writers we have had before Toland and Desmaiseaux are indeed strange insipid creatures ; and yet I ...
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... things he saith are always of some value . And other ancient authors have the same phrase , nearly in the same sense . " " Of one thing I am certain , that considering how highly the small portion which we have of the table - talk and ...
... things he saith are always of some value . And other ancient authors have the same phrase , nearly in the same sense . " " Of one thing I am certain , that considering how highly the small portion which we have of the table - talk and ...
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... things which agitate the greater part of mankind , and a general sensation of gloomy wretchedness . From him then his son inherited , with some other qualities , " a vile melancholy , " which in his too strong expression of any ...
... things which agitate the greater part of mankind , and a general sensation of gloomy wretchedness . From him then his son inherited , with some other qualities , " a vile melancholy , " which in his too strong expression of any ...
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... thing , as for neglecting to know it . He would ask a boy a question , and if he did not answer it , he would beat him , without considering whether he had an opportunity of knowing how to answer it . For instance , he would call up a ...
... thing , as for neglecting to know it . He would ask a boy a question , and if he did not answer it , he would beat him , without considering whether he had an opportunity of knowing how to answer it . For instance , he would call up a ...
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