The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 - Authors, English |
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... merit but that of producing his Preface , in which the excellencies and defects of that immortal bard are displayed with a masterly hand , the nation would have had no reason to complain . A blind indiscriminate admiration of Shakspeare ...
... merit but that of producing his Preface , in which the excellencies and defects of that immortal bard are displayed with a masterly hand , the nation would have had no reason to complain . A blind indiscriminate admiration of Shakspeare ...
Page 422
... merit ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , if they fall in your way ; but if it be understood that you patronize young men of merit , you will be harassed with solicitations . You will have numbers forced upon 422 The Life of Dr. Johnson.
... merit ? " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , if they fall in your way ; but if it be understood that you patronize young men of merit , you will be harassed with solicitations . You will have numbers forced upon 422 The Life of Dr. Johnson.
Page 543
... merit of endeavouring to do what he thought was for the salvation of the souls of his subjects , till he lost a great Empire . We , who thought that we should not be saved if we were Roman Catholicks , had the merit of maintaining our ...
... merit of endeavouring to do what he thought was for the salvation of the souls of his subjects , till he lost a great Empire . We , who thought that we should not be saved if we were Roman Catholicks , had the merit of maintaining our ...
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