Life of SAMUEL JOHNSON LL.D1952 |
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... written by the Author , for the sake of distinction has been enclosed within crotchets : in one instance , however , the printer by mistake has affixed this mark to a note relative to the Rev. Thomas Fysche Palmer , which was written by ...
... written by the Author , for the sake of distinction has been enclosed within crotchets : in one instance , however , the printer by mistake has affixed this mark to a note relative to the Rev. Thomas Fysche Palmer , which was written by ...
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... written his own life , in con- formity with the opinion which he has given , 1 that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and elegance of ...
... written his own life , in con- formity with the opinion which he has given , 1 that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and elegance of ...
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... written History , had not Voltaire written it before him . He is an echo of Voltaire . " Bos- WELL . " But , Sir , we have Lord Kames . " JOHN- SON . " You have Lord Kames . Keep him ; ha , ha , ha ! We don't envy you him . Do you ever ...
... written History , had not Voltaire written it before him . He is an echo of Voltaire . " Bos- WELL . " But , Sir , we have Lord Kames . " JOHN- SON . " You have Lord Kames . Keep him ; ha , ha , ha ! We don't envy you him . Do you ever ...
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