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, Volume 3C. Ewer & T. Bedlington, 1824 - Authors, English |
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... appeared like going up to Je- rusalem at the feast of the Passover ; and that the strong devotion which I felt on that occasion diffused its influ- ence on my mind through the rest of the year . " DEAR SIR , " TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ ...
... appeared like going up to Je- rusalem at the feast of the Passover ; and that the strong devotion which I felt on that occasion diffused its influ- ence on my mind through the rest of the year . " DEAR SIR , " TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ ...
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... appeared to treat such a character as Lord Hailes otherwise than with high re- spect . I return the sheets , to which I have done what mischief I could ; and finding it so little , thought ry . 1 Dr. Goldsmith died April 4 , this year ...
... appeared to treat such a character as Lord Hailes otherwise than with high re- spect . I return the sheets , to which I have done what mischief I could ; and finding it so little , thought ry . 1 Dr. Goldsmith died April 4 , this year ...
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... appeared lately in the papers an ac- count of a boat overset between Mull and Ulva , in which many passengers were lost , and among them Maclean of Col. We , you know , were once drowned ; 1 I hope , therefore , that the story is either ...
... appeared lately in the papers an ac- count of a boat overset between Mull and Ulva , in which many passengers were lost , and among them Maclean of Col. We , you know , were once drowned ; 1 I hope , therefore , that the story is either ...
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... appeared in the news - papers of the day , and has since been frequently re - published ; but not with perfect accuracy . I give it as dictated to me by himself , written down in his presence , and Etat . 66. ] 23 DR . JOHNSON .
... appeared in the news - papers of the day , and has since been frequently re - published ; but not with perfect accuracy . I give it as dictated to me by himself , written down in his presence , and Etat . 66. ] 23 DR . JOHNSON .
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... appeared to him , both in light and shade , Some people , who had not exercised their minds suffi- ciently , condemned him for censuring his friends . But Sir Joshua Reynolds , whose philosophical penetration and justness of thinking ...
... appeared to him , both in light and shade , Some people , who had not exercised their minds suffi- ciently , condemned him for censuring his friends . But Sir Joshua Reynolds , whose philosophical penetration and justness of thinking ...
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