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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... literature , Sir , all ancient writers , all manly : though but little Greek , only some of Anacreon and Hesiod ; but in this irregular manner , " added he , " I had looked into a great many books , which were not commonly known at the ...
... literature , Sir , all ancient writers , all manly : though but little Greek , only some of Anacreon and Hesiod ; but in this irregular manner , " added he , " I had looked into a great many books , which were not commonly known at the ...
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... literature than if it had been confined to any single spot . The analogy between body and mind is very general , and the parallel will hold as to their food , as well as any other particular . The flesh of animals who feed excursively ...
... literature than if it had been confined to any single spot . The analogy between body and mind is very general , and the parallel will hold as to their food , as well as any other particular . The flesh of animals who feed excursively ...
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... literature , 1 but for his worth . " Whenever , " said he , " a young man becomes Jorden's pupil , he becomes his son . " Having given such a specimen of his poetical powers , he was asked by Mr. Jorden to translate Pope's " Messiah ...
... literature , 1 but for his worth . " Whenever , " said he , " a young man becomes Jorden's pupil , he becomes his son . " Having given such a specimen of his poetical powers , he was asked by Mr. Jorden to translate Pope's " Messiah ...
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... literature have attained ; for when I once asked him whether a person , whose name I have now forgotten , studied hard , he answered , " No , Sir ; I do not believe he studied hard . I never knew a man who studied hard . I conclude ...
... literature have attained ; for when I once asked him whether a person , whose name I have now forgotten , studied hard , he answered , " No , Sir ; I do not believe he studied hard . I never knew a man who studied hard . I conclude ...
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... literature and my wit ; so I disregarded- all power and all authority . " The Bishop of Dromore observes in a letter to me , " The pleasure he took in vexing the tutors and fellows has been often mentioned . But I have heard him say ...
... literature and my wit ; so I disregarded- all power and all authority . " The Bishop of Dromore observes in a letter to me , " The pleasure he took in vexing the tutors and fellows has been often mentioned . But I have heard him say ...
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