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... written by Johnson ; intern.evid . 1756. An Abridgement of his Dictionary ; acknowl . 1756 . Several essays in the Universal Visiter , which there is some difficulty in ascertaining . All that are marked with two asterisks have been as ...
... written by Johnson ; intern.evid . 1756. An Abridgement of his Dictionary ; acknowl . 1756 . Several essays in the Universal Visiter , which there is some difficulty in ascertaining . All that are marked with two asterisks have been as ...
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... written his own life , in conformity with the opinion which he has given , that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narra- tion and elegance of ...
... written his own life , in conformity with the opinion which he has given , that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narra- tion and elegance of ...
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... written by Mr. Pope in the following year , this school is said to have been in Shropshire ; but as it appears from a letter from earl Gower , that the trustees of it were “ some worthy gentlemen in Johnson's neighbourhood , " I in my ...
... written by Mr. Pope in the following year , this school is said to have been in Shropshire ; but as it appears from a letter from earl Gower , that the trustees of it were “ some worthy gentlemen in Johnson's neighbourhood , " I in my ...
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... written by him at a very early period , as Mr. Hector informs me , and inserted in the Gentle- man's Magazine of this year . FRIENDSHIP , AN ODE . * FRIENDSHIP , peculiar boon of heav'n , The noble mind's delight and pride , To men and ...
... written by him at a very early period , as Mr. Hector informs me , and inserted in the Gentle- man's Magazine of this year . FRIENDSHIP , AN ODE . * FRIENDSHIP , peculiar boon of heav'n , The noble mind's delight and pride , To men and ...
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... written a piece of its kind as I ever saw ; so that at the same time that it highly deserves , it certainly stands very little in need of this recommenda- tion . As to the history of the unfortunate person , whose memoirs compose this ...
... written a piece of its kind as I ever saw ; so that at the same time that it highly deserves , it certainly stands very little in need of this recommenda- tion . As to the history of the unfortunate person , whose memoirs compose this ...
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