The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 1National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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Page 126
... suppose himself to have the gout , as well as suppose himself to be in love , of which we have innumerable instances , and which has been admirably ridiculed by Johnson in his " Life of Cowley ? " I have also some difficulty to believe ...
... suppose himself to have the gout , as well as suppose himself to be in love , of which we have innumerable instances , and which has been admirably ridiculed by Johnson in his " Life of Cowley ? " I have also some difficulty to believe ...
Page 242
... suppose you received the Idlers , ' and I intend that you shall soon receive Shakspeare , that you may explain his works to the ladies of Italy , and tell them the story of the editor , among the other strange narratives with which your ...
... suppose you received the Idlers , ' and I intend that you shall soon receive Shakspeare , that you may explain his works to the ladies of Italy , and tell them the story of the editor , among the other strange narratives with which your ...
Page 288
... Suppose a shoemaker should claim an equality with him , as he does with a lord : how he would stare . Why Sir , do you stare ? ' says the shoemaker , ' I do great service to society . ' Tis true , I am paid for doing it ; but so are you ...
... Suppose a shoemaker should claim an equality with him , as he does with a lord : how he would stare . Why Sir , do you stare ? ' says the shoemaker , ' I do great service to society . ' Tis true , I am paid for doing it ; but so are you ...
Contents
List of Illustrations | xiv |
Mr Boswells Advertisements | xx |
17091731 | 33 |
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