The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Authors, English |
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Page xii
... acquaintance lasted , periods equi- valent in the whole to about three - quarters of a year only1 fell under the personal notice of Boswell -- and thus has been left many a long hiatus — valde deflen- dus , but now , alas , quite ...
... acquaintance lasted , periods equi- valent in the whole to about three - quarters of a year only1 fell under the personal notice of Boswell -- and thus has been left many a long hiatus — valde deflen- dus , but now , alas , quite ...
Page xvi
... acquaintances of Dr. Johnson . 11. The whole of a Poetical Review of the Charac- ter of Dr. Johnson , by John Courtenay , Esq . in 4to . But besides these printed materials , the editor has been favoured with many papers connected with ...
... acquaintances of Dr. Johnson . 11. The whole of a Poetical Review of the Charac- ter of Dr. Johnson , by John Courtenay , Esq . in 4to . But besides these printed materials , the editor has been favoured with many papers connected with ...
Page xxii
... acquaintance with literary men and literary history is so extensive , and who , although not of the Johnsonian circle , became early in life acquainted with most of the survivors of that society , not only approved and encouraged the ...
... acquaintance with literary men and literary history is so extensive , and who , although not of the Johnsonian circle , became early in life acquainted with most of the survivors of that society , not only approved and encouraged the ...
Page xxvii
... acquaintance on all the notorieties of his time , and by the ostentatious ( but , in the main , laudable ) assi- duity with which he attended the exile Paoli and the low - born Johnson ! These were amiable , and , for us , fortunate ...
... acquaintance on all the notorieties of his time , and by the ostentatious ( but , in the main , laudable ) assi- duity with which he attended the exile Paoli and the low - born Johnson ! These were amiable , and , for us , fortunate ...
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... acquaintance , and his good - nature and conviviality with the lowest . He describes society of all classes with the happiest dis- crimination . Even his foibles assisted his curiosity ; he was sometimes laughed at , but always well re ...
... acquaintance , and his good - nature and conviviality with the lowest . He describes society of all classes with the happiest dis- crimination . Even his foibles assisted his curiosity ; he was sometimes laughed at , but always well re ...
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