Boswell's Life of Johnson, Volume 1T.Y. Crowell, 1911 |
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Page 69
... favor from the University of Oxford . But though he had made such a figure in the literary world , it was then thought too great a favor to be asked . ― Pope , without any knowledge of him but from his " London , " recommended him to ...
... favor from the University of Oxford . But though he had made such a figure in the literary world , it was then thought too great a favor to be asked . ― Pope , without any knowledge of him but from his " London , " recommended him to ...
Page 198
... favor " ( " Prayers and Meditations " ) . But he did not , in fact , make any external or visible change . ' At this time there being a competition among the architects of London to be employed in the building of Blackfriars Bridge , a ...
... favor " ( " Prayers and Meditations " ) . But he did not , in fact , make any external or visible change . ' At this time there being a competition among the architects of London to be employed in the building of Blackfriars Bridge , a ...
Page 212
... favor of the Earl of Bute , to present them with what Johnson himself wrote ; his Lordship having been pleased to ... favours which his Majesty has , by your Lordship's recommendation , been induced to intend for me . Bounty always ...
... favor of the Earl of Bute , to present them with what Johnson himself wrote ; his Lordship having been pleased to ... favours which his Majesty has , by your Lordship's recommendation , been induced to intend for me . Bounty always ...
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