The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Heritage Press, 1963 - Authors, English |
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... admiration . Nor can any one , conversant with the writings of Johnson , fail to discern his hand in this passage of ... admirable philosophical tale , the principal scene of which is laid in that country . Johnson returned to Lichfield ...
... admiration . Nor can any one , conversant with the writings of Johnson , fail to discern his hand in this passage of ... admirable philosophical tale , the principal scene of which is laid in that country . Johnson returned to Lichfield ...
Page 241
... admiration of the mind which produced it is so highly [ H ] raised , that I can scarcely believe that I had the honour of enjoying the intimacy of such a man . I restrain myself from quoting passages from this excel- lent work , or even ...
... admiration of the mind which produced it is so highly [ H ] raised , that I can scarcely believe that I had the honour of enjoying the intimacy of such a man . I restrain myself from quoting passages from this excel- lent work , or even ...
Page 353
... admiration , to which no man could be insensible . In the October of this year he at length gave to the world his edition of Shakspeare , which , if it had no other merit but that of producing his Preface , in which the excellencies and ...
... admiration , to which no man could be insensible . In the October of this year he at length gave to the world his edition of Shakspeare , which , if it had no other merit but that of producing his Preface , in which the excellencies and ...
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