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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... Death of James V. ' in drawing up which , his Lordship has been engaged for some time . Lordship writes to me thus : If I could procure Dr. Johnson's criticism , they would be of great use to me in the prosecution of my work , as they ...
... Death of James V. ' in drawing up which , his Lordship has been engaged for some time . Lordship writes to me thus : If I could procure Dr. Johnson's criticism , they would be of great use to me in the prosecution of my work , as they ...
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... death be- came one of the proprietors of it ; and now resides in Mr. Thrale's house in Southwark , which was the scene of so many Thrale's , is a petitioner for Mr. Hetherington's chari- ty Etat . 65. ] 1 DR . JOHNSON .
... death be- came one of the proprietors of it ; and now resides in Mr. Thrale's house in Southwark , which was the scene of so many Thrale's , is a petitioner for Mr. Hetherington's chari- ty Etat . 65. ] 1 DR . JOHNSON .
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... death , or rather , " of something after death ; " and what rational man , who seriously thinks of quitting all that he has ever known , and going into a new and unknown state of being , can be without that dread ? But his fear was from ...
... death , or rather , " of something after death ; " and what rational man , who seriously thinks of quitting all that he has ever known , and going into a new and unknown state of being , can be without that dread ? But his fear was from ...
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... such trifles as , that meat was too much or too little done , or that the weather was fair or rainy . He had , till very near his death , a contempt for the notion that the weather affects the hu- 80 [ 1775 . THE LIFE OF.
... such trifles as , that meat was too much or too little done , or that the weather was fair or rainy . He had , till very near his death , a contempt for the notion that the weather affects the hu- 80 [ 1775 . THE LIFE OF.
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... with him for forty years : and in 1631 he was so intimate with Dr. Donne , that he was one of the friends who attended him on his death - bed . J. B.- 0. ] BOSWELL . " No quality will get a man more Ætat . 66. ] 75 DR . JOHNSON .
... with him for forty years : and in 1631 he was so intimate with Dr. Donne , that he was one of the friends who attended him on his death - bed . J. B.- 0. ] BOSWELL . " No quality will get a man more Ætat . 66. ] 75 DR . JOHNSON .
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