The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. Murray, 1831 |
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... REVEREND MR . 9 AT BATH . 15th May , 1782 . " SIR , -Being now in the country in a state of recovery , as I hope , from a very oppressive disorder , I cannot neglect the acknowledgment of your Christian letter . The book called ' The ...
... REVEREND MR . 9 AT BATH . 15th May , 1782 . " SIR , -Being now in the country in a state of recovery , as I hope , from a very oppressive disorder , I cannot neglect the acknowledgment of your Christian letter . The book called ' The ...
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... Reverend Mr. Wilson having dedicated to 1 [ Dr . Richard Rawlinson , an eminent antiquary , and a great benefactor to the University of Oxford . He founded the Anglo - Saxon professorship there , and bequeathed to it all his collection ...
... Reverend Mr. Wilson having dedicated to 1 [ Dr . Richard Rawlinson , an eminent antiquary , and a great benefactor to the University of Oxford . He founded the Anglo - Saxon professorship there , and bequeathed to it all his collection ...
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... REVEREND MR . WILSON , CLITHEROE , LANCASHIRE . " 31st December , 1782 . " REVEREND SIR , -That I have long omitted to return you thanks for the honour conferred upon me by your dedication , I entreat you with great earnestness not to ...
... REVEREND MR . WILSON , CLITHEROE , LANCASHIRE . " 31st December , 1782 . " REVEREND SIR , -That I have long omitted to return you thanks for the honour conferred upon me by your dedication , I entreat you with great earnestness not to ...
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... reverend sir , your most , & c . " SAM . JOHNSON . " In 1783 he was more severely afflicted than ever , as will appear in the course of his correspondence ; but still the same ardour for literature , the same constant piety , the same ...
... reverend sir , your most , & c . " SAM . JOHNSON . " In 1783 he was more severely afflicted than ever , as will appear in the course of his correspondence ; but still the same ardour for literature , the same constant piety , the same ...
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... Reverend Mr. Crabbe . Its sen- timents as to the false notions of rustick happiness and rustick virtue were quite congenial with his own ; and he had taken the trouble not only to suggest slight corrections and variations , but to ...
... Reverend Mr. Crabbe . Its sen- timents as to the false notions of rustick happiness and rustick virtue were quite congenial with his own ; and he had taken the trouble not only to suggest slight corrections and variations , but to ...
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