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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... should not be made uneasy , that it is much better that the . law does not restrain writing freely concerning the characters of the dead . ... not be written ; for a great deal is known of men of which proof cannot be brought .
... should not be made uneasy , that it is much better that the . law does not restrain writing freely concerning the characters of the dead . ... not be written ; for a great deal is known of men of which proof cannot be brought .
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... unavoidably experience such cessations of acquaintance . • My knowledge of physick , ” he added , “ I learnt from Dr. James , whom I helped in writing the proposals for his dictionary , and also a little in the dictionary itselfm .
... unavoidably experience such cessations of acquaintance . • My knowledge of physick , ” he added , “ I learnt from Dr. James , whom I helped in writing the proposals for his dictionary , and also a little in the dictionary itselfm .
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This very piece was , after his death , published by some 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 .
This very piece was , after his death , published by some 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 .
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Talking of the Spectator , he said , “ It is wonderful that there is such a proportion of bad papers in the half of the work which was not written by Addison ; for there. 9 Johnson's opinions concerning the Monthly and Critical Reviews ...
Talking of the Spectator , he said , “ It is wonderful that there is such a proportion of bad papers in the half of the work which was not written by Addison ; for there. 9 Johnson's opinions concerning the Monthly and Critical Reviews ...
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work which was not written by Addison ; for there was all the world to write that half , yet not a half of that half is good . One of the finest pieces in the English language is the paper on novelty , yet we do not hear it talked of .
work which was not written by Addison ; for there was all the world to write that half , yet not a half of that half is good . One of the finest pieces in the English language is the paper on novelty , yet we do not hear it talked of .
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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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