The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence, Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Original Pieces of His Composition : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 3 |
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... observed , that he used the epithet scoundrel , very commonly , not quite in the sense in which it is generally understood , but as a strong term of disapprobation ; as when he abruptly answered Mrs. Thrale , who had asked him how he ...
... observed , that he used the epithet scoundrel , very commonly , not quite in the sense in which it is generally understood , but as a strong term of disapprobation ; as when he abruptly answered Mrs. Thrale , who had asked him how he ...
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... observation of the senses might be clearly known ; but every thing intellectual , every thing abstract , -politicks ... observed , Sir , I never before knew how much I was respected by these gentle- men they told me none of these things ...
... observation of the senses might be clearly known ; but every thing intellectual , every thing abstract , -politicks ... observed , Sir , I never before knew how much I was respected by these gentle- men they told me none of these things ...
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... observe them better , as was evident from the strong , yet nice portraits which he often drew . I have frequently ... observation , it would have afforded a very rich fund of instruction and 16 [ 1776 . THE LIFE OF.
... observe them better , as was evident from the strong , yet nice portraits which he often drew . I have frequently ... observation , it would have afforded a very rich fund of instruction and 16 [ 1776 . THE LIFE OF.
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... observed to me , " It is wonderful , sir , what is to be found in London . The most literary conversation that I ... observe , that he was free from the discontent and fretfulness which too often molest old age . He in the summer of that ...
... observed to me , " It is wonderful , sir , what is to be found in London . The most literary conversation that I ... observe , that he was free from the discontent and fretfulness which too often molest old age . He in the summer of that ...
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... either for or against . Lord Elibank had the high- n Patrick lord Elibank , who died in 1778 . est admiration of his powers . He once observed to c 2 ÆTAT . 67. ] 19 DR . JOHNSON . and I sat with him. Francis announced that a ...
... either for or against . Lord Elibank had the high- n Patrick lord Elibank , who died in 1778 . est admiration of his powers . He once observed to c 2 ÆTAT . 67. ] 19 DR . JOHNSON . and I sat with him. Francis announced that a ...
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