The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: comprising a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons ...Routledge, 1867 - 526 pages |
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... remarkable , even in his earliest years , may easily be sup- posed ; for to use his own words in his " Life of Sydenham , " " That the strengh of his under- standing , the accuracy of his discernment , and the ardour of his curiosity ...
... remarkable , even in his earliest years , may easily be sup- posed ; for to use his own words in his " Life of Sydenham , " " That the strengh of his under- standing , the accuracy of his discernment , and the ardour of his curiosity ...
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... remarkable , and does honour to human nature . Talking to me once himself of his being much distinguished at school , he told me , " They never thought to raise me by com- paring me to any one ; they never said Johnson is as good a ...
... remarkable , and does honour to human nature . Talking to me once himself of his being much distinguished at school , he told me , " They never thought to raise me by com- paring me to any one ; they never said Johnson is as good a ...
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... remarkable instances were long remembered there . - PERCY . sional compositions . Of these I have ootained a considerable collection , by the favour of Mr. Wentworth , son of one of his masters , and of Mr. Hector , his schoolfellow and ...
... remarkable instances were long remembered there . - PERCY . sional compositions . Of these I have ootained a considerable collection , by the favour of Mr. Wentworth , son of one of his masters , and of Mr. Hector , his schoolfellow and ...
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... remarkable evidence that his regard and fondness for her never ceased , even after her death . violent irruptions into the regions of knowledge ; and it could not be expected that his impatience would be subdued , and his impetuosity ...
... remarkable evidence that his regard and fondness for her never ceased , even after her death . violent irruptions into the regions of knowledge ; and it could not be expected that his impatience would be subdued , and his impetuosity ...
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... remarkable , that there is scarcely any coincidence found be- tween the two performances , though upon the very same subject . The only instances are , in describing London as the sink of foreign worth- lessness : - 10 the common shore ...
... remarkable , that there is scarcely any coincidence found be- tween the two performances , though upon the very same subject . The only instances are , in describing London as the sink of foreign worth- lessness : - 10 the common shore ...
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