The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.P.F. Collier and Son, 1901 |
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... Lord Camden - George Psalmanazar - Daines Barrington - Punishment of the Pillory ... Sir George Villiers's Ghost - Innate Virtue - Native Modesty - Foreign ... Joshua Reynolds's " Discourses " -Publication of the " Lives of the Poets ...
... Lord Camden - George Psalmanazar - Daines Barrington - Punishment of the Pillory ... Sir George Villiers's Ghost - Innate Virtue - Native Modesty - Foreign ... Joshua Reynolds's " Discourses " -Publication of the " Lives of the Poets ...
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... Sir , you may not publish your travels ; but I give you my opinion , that you would lessen yourself by it . What can ... Joshua . " JOHNSON . " True , Sir ; but Sir Joshua cannot paint a face when he has not time to look on it ...
... Sir , you may not publish your travels ; but I give you my opinion , that you would lessen yourself by it . What can ... Joshua . " JOHNSON . " True , Sir ; but Sir Joshua cannot paint a face when he has not time to look on it ...
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... Sir , the life of a parson , of a conscientious clergyman , is not easy . I ... Sir , I do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy life , nor do I envy the clergyman ... Joshua Reynolds , Mr. Courtenay , Mr. Malone , and , indeed , all the ...
... Sir , the life of a parson , of a conscientious clergyman , is not easy . I ... Sir , I do not envy a clergyman's life as an easy life , nor do I envy the clergyman ... Joshua Reynolds , Mr. Courtenay , Mr. Malone , and , indeed , all the ...
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... Sir Joshua Reynolds , that once when he dined in a nu- merous company of booksellers , where the room , being small , the head of the table , at which he sat , was almost close to the fire , he persevered in suffering a great deal of ...
... Sir Joshua Reynolds , that once when he dined in a nu- merous company of booksellers , where the room , being small , the head of the table , at which he sat , was almost close to the fire , he persevered in suffering a great deal of ...
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... Sir Joshua Rey- nolds's , with the learned Dr. Musgrave ; 1 Councellor Leland of Ire- land , son to the historian ; Mrs. Cholmondeley , and some more ladies . " The Project , " a new poem , was read to the company by Dr. Musgrave ...
... Sir Joshua Rey- nolds's , with the learned Dr. Musgrave ; 1 Councellor Leland of Ire- land , son to the historian ; Mrs. Cholmondeley , and some more ladies . " The Project , " a new poem , was read to the company by Dr. Musgrave ...
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