The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... language , by way of preparation for his Italian expedition . - We lay this night at Loughborough . On Thursday , March 28th , we pursued our journey . I mentioned that old Mr. Sheridan complained of the ingra- VOL . III . a Anecdotes ...
... language , by way of preparation for his Italian expedition . - We lay this night at Loughborough . On Thursday , March 28th , we pursued our journey . I mentioned that old Mr. Sheridan complained of the ingra- VOL . III . a Anecdotes ...
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... language of those countries to understand so much as they have related . Objects falling under the observation of the senses might be clearly known ; but every thing intellectual , every thing abstract , -politicks , morals , and ...
... language of those countries to understand so much as they have related . Objects falling under the observation of the senses might be clearly known ; but every thing intellectual , every thing abstract , -politicks , morals , and ...
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... language full of Scotticisms , Cibber , who was a clever , lively fellow , and then soliciting employment among the book- sellers , was engaged to correct the style and diction of the whole work , then intended to make only four volumes ...
... language full of Scotticisms , Cibber , who was a clever , lively fellow , and then soliciting employment among the book- sellers , was engaged to correct the style and diction of the whole work , then intended to make only four volumes ...
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... language is the paper on novelty , yet we do not hear it talked of . It was written by Grove , a dissenting teacher . " He would not , I perceived , call him a clergyman , though he was candid enough to allow very great merit to his ...
... language is the paper on novelty , yet we do not hear it talked of . It was written by Grove , a dissenting teacher . " He would not , I perceived , call him a clergyman , though he was candid enough to allow very great merit to his ...
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... language , if we could have all that is written in it just as well in a translation . But as the beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written , we learn the language . " SON . " A ...
... language , if we could have all that is written in it just as well in a translation . But as the beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written , we learn the language . " SON . " A ...
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