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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... instance of any man , whose history has been minutely related , that did not in every part of life discover the same proportion of intellectual vigour . " In all such investigations it is certainly unwise to pay too much attention to ...
... instance of any man , whose history has been minutely related , that did not in every part of life discover the same proportion of intellectual vigour . " In all such investigations it is certainly unwise to pay too much attention to ...
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... instance , observed in his sprightly manner , with more vivacity than regard to just discrimination , as is usual ... instances of variety of disappointment are chosen so judiciously , and painted so strongly , that , the moment they are ...
... instance , observed in his sprightly manner , with more vivacity than regard to just discrimination , as is usual ... instances of variety of disappointment are chosen so judiciously , and painted so strongly , that , the moment they are ...
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... instances of it are hardly credible . When accompanying two beautiful young ladies1 with their mother on a tour in ... instance he gave he was by no means correct . He told me that he had sold a novel for four hundred pounds . This was ...
... instances of it are hardly credible . When accompanying two beautiful young ladies1 with their mother on a tour in ... instance he gave he was by no means correct . He told me that he had sold a novel for four hundred pounds . This was ...
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