Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Encyclopædia Britannica, 1990 - 618 pages |
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... English Common Soldiers " was added to it when published in volumes . acknowl . 1759. Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia , A Tale . acknowl . Advertisement for the Proprietors of The Idler against certain Persons who pirated those Papers as ...
... English Common Soldiers " was added to it when published in volumes . acknowl . 1759. Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia , A Tale . acknowl . Advertisement for the Proprietors of The Idler against certain Persons who pirated those Papers as ...
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... English stage , as well as for poetical excellence , 1 is unrivalled . Like the cele- brated Epilogue to the Distressed Mother , it was , during the season , often called for by the audi- ence . The most striking and brilliant passages ...
... English stage , as well as for poetical excellence , 1 is unrivalled . Like the cele- brated Epilogue to the Distressed Mother , it was , during the season , often called for by the audi- ence . The most striking and brilliant passages ...
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... English nor Scotch , but something different from both , which I conclude is the language of America ... English , as we are apt to call what is far removed from the Scotch , but which is by no means good English , and makes , " the ...
... English nor Scotch , but something different from both , which I conclude is the language of America ... English , as we are apt to call what is far removed from the Scotch , but which is by no means good English , and makes , " the ...
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