Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Encyclopædia Britannica, 1990 - 618 pages |
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... hand - writing , partly in that of another person ; and there follows a leaf or two on which are written a number of characters which have the appearance of a short hand , which , perhaps , Johnson was then trying to learn . TO MR ...
... hand - writing , partly in that of another person ; and there follows a leaf or two on which are written a number of characters which have the appearance of a short hand , which , perhaps , Johnson was then trying to learn . TO MR ...
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... hand - writing , so that the composition of every individual may be distinguished ? JOHN- SON . " Yes . Those who have a style of eminent excellence , such as Dryden and Milton , can al- ways be distinguished . " I had no doubt of this ...
... hand - writing , so that the composition of every individual may be distinguished ? JOHN- SON . " Yes . Those who have a style of eminent excellence , such as Dryden and Milton , can al- ways be distinguished . " I had no doubt of this ...
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... hands . 1Vol . ii , p . 268 , of Mrs. Thrale's Collection . " I then wrote a card to Mr. Allen , that I might have a discreet friend at hand , to act as occasion should require . In penning this note , I had some difficulty ; my hand ...
... hands . 1Vol . ii , p . 268 , of Mrs. Thrale's Collection . " I then wrote a card to Mr. Allen , that I might have a discreet friend at hand , to act as occasion should require . In penning this note , I had some difficulty ; my hand ...
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