The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... remarked , that the making a par- tial change , without a due regard to the general structure of the sentence , is a very frequent cause of errour in com- position . ' 999 6 " Johnson was well acquainted with Mr. Dossie , author of a ...
... remarked , that the making a par- tial change , without a due regard to the general structure of the sentence , is a very frequent cause of errour in com- position . ' 999 6 " Johnson was well acquainted with Mr. Dossie , author of a ...
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... remark , that the state has a right to regulate the religion of the people , who are the children of the state . A clergy- man having readily acquiesced in this , Johnson , who loved discussion , observed , But , sir , you must go round ...
... remark , that the state has a right to regulate the religion of the people , who are the children of the state . A clergy- man having readily acquiesced in this , Johnson , who loved discussion , observed , But , sir , you must go round ...
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... remarked by Johnson , in considering the works of a poeth , that " amendments are seldom made without some token of a ... remark is made , and Johnson is there speaking of prose . In his life of Dryden , his observations on the opera of ...
... remarked by Johnson , in considering the works of a poeth , that " amendments are seldom made without some token of a ... remark is made , and Johnson is there speaking of prose . In his life of Dryden , his observations on the opera of ...
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... remarks he ( Dr. Johnson ) makes in every page on my commentaries , are full of insolent and malignant reflections , which , had they not in them as much folly as malignity , I should have had reason to be offended with . As it is , I ...
... remarks he ( Dr. Johnson ) makes in every page on my commentaries , are full of insolent and malignant reflections , which , had they not in them as much folly as malignity , I should have had reason to be offended with . As it is , I ...
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... remarks and anecdotes , with a quiet pleasant gravity that was exceedingly engaging . Never shall I forget the hours which I enjoyed with him at his apartments in the royal palace of Holy Rood House , and at his seat near Edin- burgh ...
... remarks and anecdotes , with a quiet pleasant gravity that was exceedingly engaging . Never shall I forget the hours which I enjoyed with him at his apartments in the royal palace of Holy Rood House , and at his seat near Edin- burgh ...
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