The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... 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 James Boswell. ALOY THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL , D. -
... 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 James Boswell. ALOY THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL , D. -
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... persons whom I have mentioned , namely , Mr. Wedderburne , now lord Loughborough , I must do the justice to relate , that I have been assured by another early acquaintance of his , old Mr. Macklin , who assisted in improving his ...
... persons whom I have mentioned , namely , Mr. Wedderburne , now lord Loughborough , I must do the justice to relate , that I have been assured by another early acquaintance of his , old Mr. Macklin , who assisted in improving his ...
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... persons the most widely different in manners , abilities , rank , and ac- complishments . He was at once the companion of the brilliant colonel Forrester of the guards , who wrote The Polite Philosopher , and of the awkward and uncouth ...
... persons the most widely different in manners , abilities , rank , and ac- complishments . He was at once the companion of the brilliant colonel Forrester of the guards , who wrote The Polite Philosopher , and of the awkward and uncouth ...
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... persons of nice sensations . After coffee , we went to afternoon service in St. Cle- ment's church . Observing some beggars in the street as we walked along , I said to him , I supposed there was no civilized country in the world where ...
... persons of nice sensations . After coffee , we went to afternoon service in St. Cle- ment's church . Observing some beggars in the street as we walked along , I said to him , I supposed there was no civilized country in the world where ...
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... person who had been about him , and , for the sake of a little hasty profit , was fallaciously advertised so as to make it be believed to have been written by Johnson himself . I said , I disliked the custom which some people had of ...
... person who had been about him , and , for the sake of a little hasty profit , was fallaciously advertised so as to make it be believed to have been written by Johnson himself . I said , I disliked the custom which some people had of ...
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