The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 1National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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... affected by parti- cular qualities in the person he admires , the impressions of which are too minute and delicate to be substantiated in language . The following very solemn and affecting prayer was found after Dr. Johnson's decease ...
... affected by parti- cular qualities in the person he admires , the impressions of which are too minute and delicate to be substantiated in language . The following very solemn and affecting prayer was found after Dr. Johnson's decease ...
Page 199
... affected for the moment , certain it is that the honours which his great work procured him , both at home and abroad , were very grateful to him . His friend , the Earl of Cork and Orrery , being at Florence , presented it to the ...
... affected for the moment , certain it is that the honours which his great work procured him , both at home and abroad , were very grateful to him . His friend , the Earl of Cork and Orrery , being at Florence , presented it to the ...
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... affected my nerves for some time after , he said , " One had better be palsied at eighteen than not keep company ... affecting the English mode of expression , had previously characterised as " a super- stitious dog ; " but after hearing ...
... affected my nerves for some time after , he said , " One had better be palsied at eighteen than not keep company ... affecting the English mode of expression , had previously characterised as " a super- stitious dog ; " but after hearing ...
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