The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J.M. Dent and Sons, 1934 |
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... learned , if any learned there were , could ; but knowing by that learning , some written language , in that language they wrote , as letters had never been applied to their own . If there are manuscripts , let them be shewn , with some ...
... learned , if any learned there were , could ; but knowing by that learning , some written language , in that language they wrote , as letters had never been applied to their own . If there are manuscripts , let them be shewn , with some ...
Page 279
... learned man was a native , is not the language fit for his epitaph , which should be in ancient and permanent lan- guage . Consider , Sir , how you should feel , were you to find at Rotterdam an epitaph upon Erasmus in Dutch ! " - For ...
... learned man was a native , is not the language fit for his epitaph , which should be in ancient and permanent lan- guage . Consider , Sir , how you should feel , were you to find at Rotterdam an epitaph upon Erasmus in Dutch ! " - For ...
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... learned Dr. Zachary Pearce , Bishop of Rochester ; being " A Commentary , with Notes , on the four Evangelists and the Acts of the Apostles , " with other theological pieces . Johnson had now an opportunity of making a grateful return ...
... learned Dr. Zachary Pearce , Bishop of Rochester ; being " A Commentary , with Notes , on the four Evangelists and the Acts of the Apostles , " with other theological pieces . Johnson had now an opportunity of making a grateful return ...
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