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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... CHARACTERISTIC DESIGNS , ENGRAVED FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES . IN FOUR VOLUMES . - VOL . I. LONDON : G. ROUTLEDGE & CO . , FARRINGDON STREET , NEW YORK : 18 , BEEKMAN STREET , 1857 . " After my death I wish no other herald ,
... CHARACTERISTIC DESIGNS , ENGRAVED FROM AUTHENTIC SOURCES . IN FOUR VOLUMES . - VOL . I. LONDON : G. ROUTLEDGE & CO . , FARRINGDON STREET , NEW YORK : 18 , BEEKMAN STREET , 1857 . " After my death I wish no other herald ,
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... wish no other herald , No other speaker of my living actions , To keep mine honour from corruption , But such an honest chronicler as Griffith . " 1 SHAKSPEARE , Henry VIII . See Dr. Johnson's letter to Mrs. Thrale , dated Ostick in ...
... wish no other herald , No other speaker of my living actions , To keep mine honour from corruption , But such an honest chronicler as Griffith . " 1 SHAKSPEARE , Henry VIII . See Dr. Johnson's letter to Mrs. Thrale , dated Ostick in ...
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... Wishes " -Tragedy of " Irene " performed at Drury - lane Theatre - Commencement of " The Rambler " -Republished in Edin- burgh - General Estimate of the Merits of the Work - Prologue to " Comus , " when performed for the benefit of ...
... Wishes " -Tragedy of " Irene " performed at Drury - lane Theatre - Commencement of " The Rambler " -Republished in Edin- burgh - General Estimate of the Merits of the Work - Prologue to " Comus , " when performed for the benefit of ...
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... wish , indeed , some few gross expressions had been softened , and a few of our hero's foibles had been a little more shaded ; but it is useful to see the weaknesses incident to great minds ; and you have given us Dr. Johnson's ...
... wish , indeed , some few gross expressions had been softened , and a few of our hero's foibles had been a little more shaded ; but it is useful to see the weaknesses incident to great minds ; and you have given us Dr. Johnson's ...
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... wish to conceal ; but whatever doubts I at any time entertained , have been entirely removed by the very favourable reception with which it has been honoured . That reception has excited my best exertions to render my book more perfect ...
... wish to conceal ; but whatever doubts I at any time entertained , have been entirely removed by the very favourable reception with which it has been honoured . That reception has excited my best exertions to render my book more perfect ...
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