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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... passed so many days without answering it . " I think there is no great difficulty in resolving your doubts . The reasons for which you are inclined to vis- it London are , I think , not of sufficient strength to an- swer the objections ...
... passed so many days without answering it . " I think there is no great difficulty in resolving your doubts . The reasons for which you are inclined to vis- it London are , I think , not of sufficient strength to an- swer the objections ...
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... passed on that subject . You must , therefore , inform Dr. Horne , that he may resume his plan . I enclose a note concerning it ; and if Dr. Horne will write to me , all the attention that I can give shall be cheerfully bestowed , upon ...
... passed on that subject . You must , therefore , inform Dr. Horne , that he may resume his plan . I enclose a note concerning it ; and if Dr. Horne will write to me , all the attention that I can give shall be cheerfully bestowed , upon ...
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... passed over into Anglesea . But Wales is so little different from England , that it offers nothing to the speculation of the traveller . " When I came home , I found several of your papers , with some pages of Lord Hailes ' Annals ...
... passed over into Anglesea . But Wales is so little different from England , that it offers nothing to the speculation of the traveller . " When I came home , I found several of your papers , with some pages of Lord Hailes ' Annals ...
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... " As to Macpherson , I am anxious to have from yourself a full and pointed account of what has passed between you and him . It is confidently told here , that before your book came out he sent to you , 20 [ 1775 . THE LIFE OF.
... " As to Macpherson , I am anxious to have from yourself a full and pointed account of what has passed between you and him . It is confidently told here , that before your book came out he sent to you , 20 [ 1775 . THE LIFE OF.
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... passed from Inverness to the HebridÄ™ Isles . His observations on the country and people are extremely correct , judi- cious , and instructive . " 1 Mr. Tytler , the acute and able vindicator of Mary Queen of Scots , in one of his ...
... passed from Inverness to the HebridÄ™ Isles . His observations on the country and people are extremely correct , judi- cious , and instructive . " 1 Mr. Tytler , the acute and able vindicator of Mary Queen of Scots , in one of his ...
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