Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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Page xvii
... Reverend William Shaw . acknowl . 1777. Dedication to the King of the Posthumous Works of Dr. Pearce , Bishop of Rochester . acknowl . Additions to the Life and Character of that Prelate ; prefixed to those Works . acknowl . Various ...
... Reverend William Shaw . acknowl . 1777. Dedication to the King of the Posthumous Works of Dr. Pearce , Bishop of Rochester . acknowl . Additions to the Life and Character of that Prelate ; prefixed to those Works . acknowl . Various ...
Page 337
... Reverend Dr. Vyse , rector of Lambeth , son of the respectable clergyman at Lichfield , who was contemporary with Johnson , and in whose fa- ther's family Johnson had the happiness of be- ing kindly received in his early years . DR ...
... Reverend Dr. Vyse , rector of Lambeth , son of the respectable clergyman at Lichfield , who was contemporary with Johnson , and in whose fa- ther's family Johnson had the happiness of be- ing kindly received in his early years . DR ...
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... REVEREND MR . WILSON , CLITHEROE , LANCASHIRE REVEREND SIR , That I have long omitted to return you thanks for the honour conferred upon me by your Dedication , I entreat you with great earnestness not to consider as more faulty than it ...
... REVEREND MR . WILSON , CLITHEROE , LANCASHIRE REVEREND SIR , That I have long omitted to return you thanks for the honour conferred upon me by your Dedication , I entreat you with great earnestness not to consider as more faulty than it ...
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