The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 - Authors, English |
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Page v
... original publication — however naturally private confidence was alarmed , or individual vanity offended , the voices of criticism and complaint were soon drowned in the general applause . And no wonder - the work com- bines within ...
... original publication — however naturally private confidence was alarmed , or individual vanity offended , the voices of criticism and complaint were soon drowned in the general applause . And no wonder - the work com- bines within ...
Page viii
... original clearness and freshness , have been the main objects of the editor . He is but too well aware how unequal he is to the task , and how imperfectly he has accomplished it . But as the time was rapidly passing away in which any ...
... original clearness and freshness , have been the main objects of the editor . He is but too well aware how unequal he is to the task , and how imperfectly he has accomplished it . But as the time was rapidly passing away in which any ...
Page ix
... original edition inserted , and in his subsequent editions continued to add , letters , memoranda ' , notes , and anecdotes collected from every quarter ; but the appearance of his work was so long delayed , that Sir John Hawkins , Mrs ...
... original edition inserted , and in his subsequent editions continued to add , letters , memoranda ' , notes , and anecdotes collected from every quarter ; but the appearance of his work was so long delayed , that Sir John Hawkins , Mrs ...
Page xiii
... original plan , he would - instead of adding so many letters1 - have been inclined to have omitted all , except those which might be remarkable for some peculiar merit , or which might tend to complete the history of Johnson's life . In ...
... original plan , he would - instead of adding so many letters1 - have been inclined to have omitted all , except those which might be remarkable for some peculiar merit , or which might tend to complete the history of Johnson's life . In ...
Page xiv
... original , curious , and amusing portion of the whole biography . The Prayers and Meditations , published with rather too much haste after Johnson's death by Dr. Strahan , have also been made use of to an extent which was forbidden to ...
... original , curious , and amusing portion of the whole biography . The Prayers and Meditations , published with rather too much haste after Johnson's death by Dr. Strahan , have also been made use of to an extent which was forbidden to ...
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