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 Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished : in Three Volumes ...Henry Baldwin, 1793 - Authors, English |
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... said , Swift . was a man of great parts , and the inftrument of much good to his country . - Berkeley was a pro- found fcholar , as well as a man of fine imagination ; but Ufher , he said , was the great luminary of the Irish church ...
... said , Swift . was a man of great parts , and the inftrument of much good to his country . - Berkeley was a pro- found fcholar , as well as a man of fine imagination ; but Ufher , he said , was the great luminary of the Irish church ...
Page xxxiii
... of eledim , all agreeing with the ftatutes of Appleby . The election , as said in the letter , ⚫ could not be delayed longer than the 11th of the next month , ' which was was the 11th of September , just three months after #xxxiii.
... of eledim , all agreeing with the ftatutes of Appleby . The election , as said in the letter , ⚫ could not be delayed longer than the 11th of the next month , ' which was was the 11th of September , just three months after #xxxiii.
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... said he was the best scholar fhe ever had . He de- lighted in mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a smile , that " this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . " His next inftructor in English was a master ...
... said he was the best scholar fhe ever had . He de- lighted in mentioning this early compliment : adding , with a smile , that " this was as high a proof of his merit as he could conceive . " His next inftructor in English was a master ...
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... said , Johnson is as good a scholar as fuch a one ; but fuch a one is as good a fcholar as Johnfon ; and this was faid but of one , but of Lowe ; and I do not think he was as good a fcholar . " He discovered a great ambition to excel ...
... said , Johnson is as good a scholar as fuch a one ; but fuch a one is as good a fcholar as Johnfon ; and this was faid but of one , but of Lowe ; and I do not think he was as good a fcholar . " He discovered a great ambition to excel ...
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... ( said he ) a young man becomes Jorden's pupil , he becomes his fon . "匪 Having given fuch a fpecimen of his poetical powers , he was afked by Mr. Jorden , to tranflate Pope's Meffiah into Latin verfe , as a Christmas exercise . He ...
... ( said he ) a young man becomes Jorden's pupil , he becomes his fon . "匪 Having given fuch a fpecimen of his poetical powers , he was afked by Mr. Jorden , to tranflate Pope's Meffiah into Latin verfe , as a Christmas exercise . He ...
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