The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1Heritage Press, 1963 - Authors, English |
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... heard him say , what ought to be recorded to the honour of the present venerable master of that College , the Reverend William Adams , D.D. who was then very young , and one of the junior fellows ; that the mild but judicious ...
... heard him say , what ought to be recorded to the honour of the present venerable master of that College , the Reverend William Adams , D.D. who was then very young , and one of the junior fellows ; that the mild but judicious ...
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... heard Dr. Johnson say , that he thought this a So have I heard him was the best thing he ever wrote.a say . [ 1 ] marginal line : fame [ H ] In January , 1749 , he published ' THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES , being the Tenth Satire of ...
... heard Dr. Johnson say , that he thought this a So have I heard him was the best thing he ever wrote.a say . [ 1 ] marginal line : fame [ H ] In January , 1749 , he published ' THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES , being the Tenth Satire of ...
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... heard him relate , with much satisfaction , that several of the characters in the Rambler were drawn so naturally , that when it first circulated in numbers , a club in one of the towns in Essex imagined themselves to be severally ...
... heard him relate , with much satisfaction , that several of the characters in the Rambler were drawn so naturally , that when it first circulated in numbers , a club in one of the towns in Essex imagined themselves to be severally ...
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