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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... acquaintance for the first time with this masterpiece of Biography , to know that the most eminent of critics who have written upon the subject since the book appeared are unani- mous in their opinion , that as a life - like portraiture ...
... acquaintance for the first time with this masterpiece of Biography , to know that the most eminent of critics who have written upon the subject since the book appeared are unani- mous in their opinion , that as a life - like portraiture ...
Page xiii
... Acquaintance - Letters to Langton , Baretti , & c . - Grant of Pension by George III . to Johnson - Visit to Plymouth with Reynolds - Letters to Lord Bute and Baretti - Contributions to the " Poetical Calendar , " a character of Collins ...
... Acquaintance - Letters to Langton , Baretti , & c . - Grant of Pension by George III . to Johnson - Visit to Plymouth with Reynolds - Letters to Lord Bute and Baretti - Contributions to the " Poetical Calendar , " a character of Collins ...
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... acquainted with him , than even most of those were who actually knew him , but could know him only partially ; whereas there is here an accumulation of intelligence from various points , by which his character is more fully understood ...
... acquainted with him , than even most of those were who actually knew him , but could know him only partially ; whereas there is here an accumulation of intelligence from various points , by which his character is more fully understood ...
Page xxxi
... acquainted with the nature of their task , or very negligent about the per- formance . They rarely afford any other ... acquaintance , except by his most prominent INTRODUCTION . xxxi.
... acquainted with the nature of their task , or very negligent about the per- formance . They rarely afford any other ... acquaintance , except by his most prominent INTRODUCTION . xxxi.
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... acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particularities , and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be easily imagined how much of this little knowledge may be lost in imparting it , and how soon a succession ...
... acquaintance , except by his most prominent and observable particularities , and the grosser features of his mind ; and it may be easily imagined how much of this little knowledge may be lost in imparting it , and how soon a succession ...
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