The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Nearly Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 1 |
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... Sir , most sincerely to thank you for the many happy hours which I owe to your kindness , -for the cordiality with which you have at all times been pleased to welcome me , —for the number of valuable ... Sir Joshua Reynolds.
... Sir , most sincerely to thank you for the many happy hours which I owe to your kindness , -for the cordiality with which you have at all times been pleased to welcome me , —for the number of valuable ... Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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... Sir Joshua Reynolds , to whom it is inscribed , lived to peruse it , and to give the strongest testimony to its fidelity ; but before a second edition , which he contributed to improve , could be finished , the world has been deprived ...
... Sir Joshua Reynolds , to whom it is inscribed , lived to peruse it , and to give the strongest testimony to its fidelity ; but before a second edition , which he contributed to improve , could be finished , the world has been deprived ...
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... his prejudices as a • Sir Joshua Reynolds , from the information of the younger Richardson .-- BosWELL . 2 See p . 73. - MALONE . " true born Englishman " 1 not only against foreign AGE 29. ] 63 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... his prejudices as a • Sir Joshua Reynolds , from the information of the younger Richardson .-- BosWELL . 2 See p . 73. - MALONE . " true born Englishman " 1 not only against foreign AGE 29. ] 63 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... Sir Joshua Reynolds informed him of the compliment which it contained , but , from delicacy , avoided showing him the paper itself . When Sir Joshua observed to Johnson that he seemed very desirous to see Pope's note , he answered ...
... Sir Joshua Reynolds informed him of the compliment which it contained , but , from delicacy , avoided showing him the paper itself . When Sir Joshua observed to Johnson that he seemed very desirous to see Pope's note , he answered ...
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... Sir Joshua Reynolds , however , was of a different opinion , and favoured me with the following paper : - " Those ... Sir Joshua Reynolds's notion on this subject is confirmed by what Johnson himself said to a young lady , the ...
... Sir Joshua Reynolds , however , was of a different opinion , and favoured me with the following paper : - " Those ... Sir Joshua Reynolds's notion on this subject is confirmed by what Johnson himself said to a young lady , the ...
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