Mr. Oddity, Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Bell Publishing Company, 1951 - 348 pages |
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Page 25
... written by their first - born son . Although epi- taphs belong at the end of life , and are written to comfort the bereaved rather than to transmit to posterity incontestable vir- tues 25 PART The Birth of Samuel Johnson.
... written by their first - born son . Although epi- taphs belong at the end of life , and are written to comfort the bereaved rather than to transmit to posterity incontestable vir- tues 25 PART The Birth of Samuel Johnson.
Page 92
... writing the English language with as much purity and propriety as it is capable of being spoken and wrote , give me ... written December 4 , 1753 . " Dear Sir , " she wrote . " You might be very sure that some- thing extraordinary and ...
... writing the English language with as much purity and propriety as it is capable of being spoken and wrote , give me ... written December 4 , 1753 . " Dear Sir , " she wrote . " You might be very sure that some- thing extraordinary and ...
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... written as appears , by a man of parts and genius , the rest are absolutely below a serious notice . " Johnson ... written , will prove that Shakespeare was in no danger of such censures . " He then gave an account of the be- liefs ...
... written as appears , by a man of parts and genius , the rest are absolutely below a serious notice . " Johnson ... written , will prove that Shakespeare was in no danger of such censures . " He then gave an account of the be- liefs ...
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