The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Authors, English |
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Page xiv
... death by Dr. Strahan , have also been made use of to an extent which was forbidden to Mr. Boswell . What Dr. Strahan calls meditations1 are , in fact , nothing but diaries of the author's moral and religious state of mind , intermixed ...
... death by Dr. Strahan , have also been made use of to an extent which was forbidden to Mr. Boswell . What Dr. Strahan calls meditations1 are , in fact , nothing but diaries of the author's moral and religious state of mind , intermixed ...
Page xxxi
... fit ut OMNIS Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella VITA SENIS HORAT . LONDON : PRINTED BY HENRY BALDWIN , FOR CHARLES DILLY , IN THE POULTRY . M DCC XCI . " After my death I wish no other herald , [ ORIGINAL TITLE - PAGE . ] THE ...
... fit ut OMNIS Votiva pateat veluti descripta tabella VITA SENIS HORAT . LONDON : PRINTED BY HENRY BALDWIN , FOR CHARLES DILLY , IN THE POULTRY . M DCC XCI . " After my death I wish no other herald , [ ORIGINAL TITLE - PAGE . ] THE ...
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... contains as much of what I say and do , as of all other occurrences together ; ' for such a faithful chronicler is Griffith . " - BosWELL . DEDICATION . TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS . MY DEAR SIR "After my death I wish no other herald, ...
... contains as much of what I say and do , as of all other occurrences together ; ' for such a faithful chronicler is Griffith . " - BosWELL . DEDICATION . TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS . MY DEAR SIR "After my death I wish no other herald, ...
Page xlvii
... death . As I had the honour and happiness of enjoying his friendship for upwards of twenty years ; as I had the scheme of writing his life constantly in view ; as he was well apprised of this circumstance , and from time to time ...
... death . As I had the honour and happiness of enjoying his friendship for upwards of twenty years ; as I had the scheme of writing his life constantly in view ; as he was well apprised of this circumstance , and from time to time ...
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... death , Johnson asked his mother's consent to marry the old widow . After expressing her surprise at a re- quest so extraordinary No , Sam , my willing consent you will never have to so preposterous a union . You are not twenty - five ...
... death , Johnson asked his mother's consent to marry the old widow . After expressing her surprise at a re- quest so extraordinary No , Sam , my willing consent you will never have to so preposterous a union . You are not twenty - five ...
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