The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Volume 1Harper & Brothers, 1856 |
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... LONDON , a Poem , in Imitation of the Third Satire of Juvenal ; ' which came out in May this year , and burst forth with a splendour , the rays of which Boileau will for ever encircle his name . had imitated the same satire with great ...
... LONDON , a Poem , in Imitation of the Third Satire of Juvenal ; ' which came out in May this year , and burst forth with a splendour , the rays of which Boileau will for ever encircle his name . had imitated the same satire with great ...
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... London . " readers , therefore , will be delighted with the pointed spirit of " London , " than with the profound reflection of " The Vanity of Hu- man wishes . " Garrick , for instance , ob- served in his sprightly manner , with more ...
... London . " readers , therefore , will be delighted with the pointed spirit of " London , " than with the profound reflection of " The Vanity of Hu- man wishes . " Garrick , for instance , ob- served in his sprightly manner , with more ...
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... ( London ) , 1 Feb. 1755 . " DEAR SIR , I wrote to you some weeks ago , but believe did not direct accurately , and therefore know not whether you had my letter . I would , likewise , write to your brother , but know not where to find him ...
... ( London ) , 1 Feb. 1755 . " DEAR SIR , I wrote to you some weeks ago , but believe did not direct accurately , and therefore know not whether you had my letter . I would , likewise , write to your brother , but know not where to find him ...
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