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 5C. Ewer & T. Bedlington, 1824 |
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... missed . Your notes on Alfred : appear to me very judicious and accurate , but they are too few . Many things fa- miliar to you are unknown to me , and to most others ; and you must not think too favourably of your readers ; by ...
... missed . Your notes on Alfred : appear to me very judicious and accurate , but they are too few . Many things fa- miliar to you are unknown to me , and to most others ; and you must not think too favourably of your readers ; by ...
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... miss it again . " But some good considerations arise , amongst which is the kindly recollection of Mr. Hector , surgeon , of Birmingham . " Hector is likewise an old friend , the only companion of my childhood that passed through the ...
... miss it again . " But some good considerations arise , amongst which is the kindly recollection of Mr. Hector , surgeon , of Birmingham . " Hector is likewise an old friend , the only companion of my childhood that passed through the ...
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... Miss Adey , and Mr. Pearson , and the whole company of my friends . I am , my dear , " Your most humble servant , 66 London , March 2 , 1782. " " SAM . JOHNSON . " 68 DEAR MADAM , TO THE SAME . " My last was but a dull letter , and I ...
... Miss Adey , and Mr. Pearson , and the whole company of my friends . I am , my dear , " Your most humble servant , 66 London , March 2 , 1782. " " SAM . JOHNSON . " 68 DEAR MADAM , TO THE SAME . " My last was but a dull letter , and I ...
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... Miss Adey , and my old friend , Hetty Bailey , and to all the Lichfield ladies . I am , dear madam , ` " Yours , affectionately , " Bolt - court , Fleet - street , March 19 , 1782. " " SAM . JOHNSON . " On the day on which this letter ...
... Miss Adey , and my old friend , Hetty Bailey , and to all the Lichfield ladies . I am , dear madam , ` " Yours , affectionately , " Bolt - court , Fleet - street , March 19 , 1782. " " SAM . JOHNSON . " On the day on which this letter ...
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... miss . Let us however , pray for each other , and hope to see one another yet from time to time with mutual delight . My disorder has been a cold , which impeded the organs of respiration , and kept me many weeks in a state of great ...
... miss . Let us however , pray for each other , and hope to see one another yet from time to time with mutual delight . My disorder has been a cold , which impeded the organs of respiration , and kept me many weeks in a state of great ...
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