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 VolumesHenry Baldwin, 1793 - Authors, English |
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... languages . Johnfon observed , that Leibnitz had made fome progrefs in a work , tracing all languages up to the ... language was true Sclavonick . The Swede faid , it had fome fimilarity with the German . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , to ...
... languages . Johnfon observed , that Leibnitz had made fome progrefs in a work , tracing all languages up to the ... language was true Sclavonick . The Swede faid , it had fome fimilarity with the German . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , to ...
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... language , there may be a good deal of diverfity between them , as between the different dialects in Italy . " - The Swede went away , and Mr. Johnfon continued his reading of the papers . I faid " I am afraid , Sir , it is trou ...
... language , there may be a good deal of diverfity between them , as between the different dialects in Italy . " - The Swede went away , and Mr. Johnfon continued his reading of the papers . I faid " I am afraid , Sir , it is trou ...
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... language of America . " BOSWELL . " It may be of use , Sir , to have a Dictionary to ascertain the pronunciation . " JOHN- SON . " Why , Sir , my Dictionary fhows you the accents of words , if you can but remember them . " BOSWELL ...
... language of America . " BOSWELL . " It may be of use , Sir , to have a Dictionary to ascertain the pronunciation . " JOHN- SON . " Why , Sir , my Dictionary fhows you the accents of words , if you can but remember them . " BOSWELL ...
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... languages , which we get in our schools in England . I would not put a boy to him , whom I intended for a man of learn- ing . But for the fons of citizens , who are to learn a little , get good morals , and then go to trade , he may do ...
... languages , which we get in our schools in England . I would not put a boy to him , whom I intended for a man of learn- ing . But for the fons of citizens , who are to learn a little , get good morals , and then go to trade , he may do ...
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... Elzevir edition of him , has , by coincidence , made the very fame remark . Origin and Progress of Language , vol . iii . 2d edit , p . 219 . that folemn feafon which the Chriftian world has 1772 . 6 that 46 THE LIFE OF L ...
... Elzevir edition of him , has , by coincidence , made the very fame remark . Origin and Progress of Language , vol . iii . 2d edit , p . 219 . that folemn feafon which the Chriftian world has 1772 . 6 that 46 THE LIFE OF L ...
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