Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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Page xvi
... 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 ...
Page 192
... English , and makes , " the fools who use it , " truly ridiculous . Good English is plain , easy , and smooth in the mouth of an unaffected English Gentleman . A studied and factitious pro- nunciation , which requires perpetual ...
... English , and makes , " the fools who use it , " truly ridiculous . Good English is plain , easy , and smooth in the mouth of an unaffected English Gentleman . A studied and factitious pro- nunciation , which requires perpetual ...
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... English au- thours . " Poetical Dictionary of the English tongue . " Considerations upon the present state of Lon- don . " Collection of Epigrams , with notes and obser- vations . " Observations on the English language , relating to ...
... English au- thours . " Poetical Dictionary of the English tongue . " Considerations upon the present state of Lon- don . " Collection of Epigrams , with notes and obser- vations . " Observations on the English language , relating to ...
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