The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a 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 Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 3 |
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Dr. Johnson's remark as to the jealousy entertained of our friends who rise far above us , is certainly very just . By this was withered the early friendship between Charles Townshend and Akenside ; and many similar instances might be ...
Dr. Johnson's remark as to the jealousy entertained of our friends who rise far above us , is certainly very just . By this was withered the early friendship between Charles Townshend and Akenside ; and many similar instances might be ...
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We then talked of marrying women of fortune ; and I mentioned a common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman with a very small portion , because a woman of fortune will be proportionably expensive ...
We then talked of marrying women of fortune ; and I mentioned a common remark , that a man may be , upon the whole , richer by marrying a woman with a very small portion , because a woman of fortune will be proportionably expensive ...
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When I expressed an earnest wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , “ I do not see that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work .
When I expressed an earnest wish for his remarks on Italy , he said , “ I do not see that I could make a book upon Italy ; yet I should be glad to get two hundred pounds , or five hundred pounds , by such a work .
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Dr. Johnson made a remark which both Mr. Macbean and I thought new . It was this : that “ the law against usury is for the protection of creditors as well as debtors ; for if there were no such check , people would be apt , from the ...
Dr. Johnson made a remark which both Mr. Macbean and I thought new . It was this : that “ the law against usury is for the protection of creditors as well as debtors ; for if there were no such check , people would be apt , from the ...
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The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean . On those shores were 5 Some excellent remarks on this subject , interspersed with amusing greenroom anecdotes , may be found in a review of Boader's Life of John ...
The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean . On those shores were 5 Some excellent remarks on this subject , interspersed with amusing greenroom anecdotes , may be found in a review of Boader's Life of John ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence, Conversations with Many Eminent Persons, and Original Pieces of His Composition : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and ..., Volume 3 The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Works, in Chronological Order : a 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 Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Edmond Malone Volume 3 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Illustrated by | Edmond Malone |
| Publisher | Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2010 |
| Length | 1854 pages |
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