The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Macmillan, 1900 |
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... I expressed some inclination to publish an account of my travels upon the continent of Europe , for which I had a variety of materials collected . JOHNSON : " I do not say , Sir , you may not publish your travels III . B THE LIFE ...
... I expressed some inclination to publish an account of my travels upon the continent of Europe , for which I had a variety of materials collected . JOHNSON : " I do not say , Sir , you may not publish your travels III . B THE LIFE ...
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... collection of fragments . Those which he published of Pope and 1 He is described in The Idler ( 48 ) under the name of Tom Restless , as was pointed out to Nichols by Johnson himself . Croker . 2 In summer 1792 , additional and more ...
... collection of fragments . Those which he published of Pope and 1 He is described in The Idler ( 48 ) under the name of Tom Restless , as was pointed out to Nichols by Johnson himself . Croker . 2 In summer 1792 , additional and more ...
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... collection called Johnsoniana ' has sold very much . " JOHNSON : " Yet the Journey to the Hebrides ' has not had a ... collection of his works . B. Another edition has been printed since Mr. Boswell wrote the above , besides repeated ...
... collection called Johnsoniana ' has sold very much . " JOHNSON : " Yet the Journey to the Hebrides ' has not had a ... collection of his works . B. Another edition has been printed since Mr. Boswell wrote the above , besides repeated ...
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... collection of pieces which had been written before his time . I should like to see a translation of it in poetical prose , like the book of Ruth or Job . " ROBERTSON : " Would you , Dr. Johnson , who are master of the English language ...
... collection of pieces which had been written before his time . I should like to see a translation of it in poetical prose , like the book of Ruth or Job . " ROBERTSON : " Would you , Dr. Johnson , who are master of the English language ...
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... collection . Of this work I shall speak more particularly hereafter . On the 22nd of January I wrote to him on several topics , and mentioned that as he had been so good as to permit me to have the proof sheets of his " Lives of the ...
... collection . Of this work I shall speak more particularly hereafter . On the 22nd of January I wrote to him on several topics , and mentioned that as he had been so good as to permit me to have the proof sheets of his " Lives of the ...
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