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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... present Earl of Bute to be ' Excelsæ familiæ de Bute spes prima ; ' and my Lord Mountstuart , as his eldest son , to be ' spes altera . ' So in Æneid xii . 1. 168 , after having mentioned Pater Æneas , who was the present spes , the ...
... present Earl of Bute to be ' Excelsæ familiæ de Bute spes prima ; ' and my Lord Mountstuart , as his eldest son , to be ' spes altera . ' So in Æneid xii . 1. 168 , after having mentioned Pater Æneas , who was the present spes , the ...
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... present power , or present money , I should not think it necessary to defend my opinions ; but with men of letters I would not unwillingly compound , by wishing the continuance of every language , how- ever narrow in its extent , or ...
... present power , or present money , I should not think it necessary to defend my opinions ; but with men of letters I would not unwillingly compound , by wishing the continuance of every language , how- ever narrow in its extent , or ...
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... present pain : and how much of that was required , no man is so little able to determine as those who have determined against him - the parents of the offenders . - It has been said , that he used un- precedented and improper ...
... present pain : and how much of that was required , no man is so little able to determine as those who have determined against him - the parents of the offenders . - It has been said , that he used un- precedented and improper ...
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Johnson introduced to George III Visits LichfieldDeath of Catherine Cham | 30 |
1769 | 50 |
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