The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... Character of Hamlet , written , I should suppose , by a very young man , though called ' reverend ; ' who speaks with presumptuous petulance of the first literary character of his age . Amidst a cloudy confusion of words , which hath of ...
... Character of Hamlet , written , I should suppose , by a very young man , though called ' reverend ; ' who speaks with presumptuous petulance of the first literary character of his age . Amidst a cloudy confusion of words , which hath of ...
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... character is very short . It is nothing . He fills a chair . He is a man of genteel appearance , and that is alla . I know nobody who blasts by praise as you do : for whenever there is exaggerated praise , every body is set against a ...
... character is very short . It is nothing . He fills a chair . He is a man of genteel appearance , and that is alla . I know nobody who blasts by praise as you do : for whenever there is exaggerated praise , every body is set against a ...
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... character , i . 337 . James the second , his character , ii . 298 . James , Dr. Robert , his Medicinal Dictionary , i . 113 ; iii . 18 . his death , iii . 3 . January 30th , ii . 129 . Janus Vitalis , iii . 224 . Idea , the improper use ...
... character , i . 337 . James the second , his character , ii . 298 . James , Dr. Robert , his Medicinal Dictionary , i . 113 ; iii . 18 . his death , iii . 3 . January 30th , ii . 129 . Janus Vitalis , iii . 224 . Idea , the improper use ...
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