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 Nearly Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 1G. Routledge & Company, Farringdon Street, 1857 - 300 pages |
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... lord , have now passed , since I waited in your outward rooms , or was repulsed from your door . " -JOHNSON'S Letter to Lord Chesterfield , p . 145 . LIFE OF JOHNSON . ILLUSTRATED . SAMUEL JOHNSON , NAL-
... lord , have now passed , since I waited in your outward rooms , or was repulsed from your door . " -JOHNSON'S Letter to Lord Chesterfield , p . 145 . LIFE OF JOHNSON . ILLUSTRATED . SAMUEL JOHNSON , NAL-
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... Lord Chesterfield- Residence in Gough Square - Institution of the Club in Ivy Lane - Writes Life of Roscommon - Contributions to Dodsley's " Preceptor . " . 102 CHAPTER VI . - 1749-1750 . Publication of " The Vanity of Human Wishes ...
... Lord Chesterfield- Residence in Gough Square - Institution of the Club in Ivy Lane - Writes Life of Roscommon - Contributions to Dodsley's " Preceptor . " . 102 CHAPTER VI . - 1749-1750 . Publication of " The Vanity of Human Wishes ...
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... LORD CHESTERFIELD , FROM A PAINTING BY O. HUMPHRY 85 PORTRAIT OF LORD LOVAT , FROM A PAINTING BY W. HOGARTH 96 DR . JOHNSON'S RESIDENCE IN GOUGH SQUARE , FROM AN ORIGINAL SKETCH , 1851 100 TUNBRIDGE WELLS , 1748 , FROM A CONTEMPORARY ...
... LORD CHESTERFIELD , FROM A PAINTING BY O. HUMPHRY 85 PORTRAIT OF LORD LOVAT , FROM A PAINTING BY W. HOGARTH 96 DR . JOHNSON'S RESIDENCE IN GOUGH SQUARE , FROM AN ORIGINAL SKETCH , 1851 100 TUNBRIDGE WELLS , 1748 , FROM A CONTEMPORARY ...
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... CHESTERFIELD HOUSE , FROM A DRAWING BY S. WALE 142 PORTRAIT OF REV . THOMAS WARTON , FROM A PRINT 149 KETTEL HALL ... LORD BUTE , FROM A DRAWING BY RAMSAY 213 PLYMOUTH GARRISON , FROM A PRINT 216 BOSWELL'S FIRST INTERVIEW WITH ...
... CHESTERFIELD HOUSE , FROM A DRAWING BY S. WALE 142 PORTRAIT OF REV . THOMAS WARTON , FROM A PRINT 149 KETTEL HALL ... LORD BUTE , FROM A DRAWING BY RAMSAY 213 PLYMOUTH GARRISON , FROM A PRINT 216 BOSWELL'S FIRST INTERVIEW WITH ...
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... Lord Chesterfield , however , has justly observed in one of his letters , when earnestly cautioning a friend against the pernicious effects of idleness , that active sports are not to be reckoned idleness in young people ; and that the ...
... Lord Chesterfield , however , has justly observed in one of his letters , when earnestly cautioning a friend against the pernicious effects of idleness , that active sports are not to be reckoned idleness in young people ; and that the ...
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