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 2National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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... expressed , with swelled eyes , and great emotion of tenderness , the same hopes . We kissed , and parted . I humbly hope to meet again , and to part no more . " 1 By those who have been taught to look upon Johnson as a man of a harsh ...
... expressed , with swelled eyes , and great emotion of tenderness , the same hopes . We kissed , and parted . I humbly hope to meet again , and to part no more . " 1 By those who have been taught to look upon Johnson as a man of a harsh ...
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... expressed himself thus ? And let me add , that , citizen of the world , as I hold myself to be , I have that degree of predilection for my natale solum , nay , I have that just sense of the merit of an ancient nation which has been ever ...
... expressed himself thus ? And let me add , that , citizen of the world , as I hold myself to be , I have that degree of predilection for my natale solum , nay , I have that just sense of the merit of an ancient nation which has been ever ...
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... expressed his disapprobation of ornamental architecture , such as magnificent columns supporting a portico , or ... expression of the varieties of the human frame ; and although it must be allowed that the circumstances of difficulty ...
... expressed his disapprobation of ornamental architecture , such as magnificent columns supporting a portico , or ... expression of the varieties of the human frame ; and although it must be allowed that the circumstances of difficulty ...
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Johnson introduced to George III Visits LichfieldDeath of Catherine Cham | 30 |
1769 | 50 |
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