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. By James Boswell... |
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... Italian tourist . Dr. Johnson procured him the situation of Italian master in Mr. Thrale's family . He was born in 1716 and died in 1784.-ED. a distressed mother , who , he understood , was 4 [ 1776 . BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... Italian tourist . Dr. Johnson procured him the situation of Italian master in Mr. Thrale's family . He was born in 1716 and died in 1784.-ED. a distressed mother , who , he understood , was 4 [ 1776 . BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... died at Coimbra in 1678.—ED. 2 Sir John Pringle was one of the most eminent physicians and natural philosophers of his time . He was born in Roxburghshire in 1707 , and was , at this period , the President of the Royal Society , to ...
... died at Coimbra in 1678.—ED. 2 Sir John Pringle was one of the most eminent physicians and natural philosophers of his time . He was born in Roxburghshire in 1707 , and was , at this period , the President of the Royal Society , to ...
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... Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON : " I wrote some thing for Lord Charles ; and I thought he had nothing to fear from a court- ΟΜΑΙ . martial . I suffered a great loss when he died. 6 [ 1776 . BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... Johnson had been acquainted . JOHNSON : " I wrote some thing for Lord Charles ; and I thought he had nothing to fear from a court- ΟΜΑΙ . martial . I suffered a great loss when he died. 6 [ 1776 . BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... died ; he was a mighty pleasing man in conversation , and a reading man . The character of a soldier is high . They who stand forth the foremost in danger for the community have the respect of mankind . An officer is much more respected ...
... died ; he was a mighty pleasing man in conversation , and a reading man . The character of a soldier is high . They who stand forth the foremost in danger for the community have the respect of mankind . An officer is much more respected ...
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... died in 1796.-ED. 2 Dr. Goldsmith was dead before Mr. Maclaurin discovered the ludicrous error . But Mr. Nourse , the bookseller , who was the proprietor of the work , upon being applied to by Sir John Pringle , agreed very handsomely ...
... died in 1796.-ED. 2 Dr. Goldsmith was dead before Mr. Maclaurin discovered the ludicrous error . But Mr. Nourse , the bookseller , who was the proprietor of the work , upon being applied to by Sir John Pringle , agreed very handsomely ...
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