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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... Papers in the " World recommending the Dictionary -Letter in answer to his Lordship - Excursion to Oxford - Receives his Degree of M.A. - Projected Bibliothèque " -Letters , Remarks , Ge , relating to the Dictionary - Garrick's ...
... Papers in the " World recommending the Dictionary -Letter in answer to his Lordship - Excursion to Oxford - Receives his Degree of M.A. - Projected Bibliothèque " -Letters , Remarks , Ge , relating to the Dictionary - Garrick's ...
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... papers as were left ; of which , before delivering them up to the residuary legatee , whose property they were , he endeavoured to extract the substance . In this he has not been very successful , as I have found upon a perusal of those ...
... papers as were left ; of which , before delivering them up to the residuary legatee , whose property they were , he endeavoured to extract the substance . In this he has not been very successful , as I have found upon a perusal of those ...
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... papers , but imagine themselves writing a life , when they exhibit a chronological series of actions or preferments ; and have so little regard to the manners or behaviour of their heroes , that more knowledge may be gained of a man's ...
... papers , but imagine themselves writing a life , when they exhibit a chronological series of actions or preferments ; and have so little regard to the manners or behaviour of their heroes , that more knowledge may be gained of a man's ...
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... paper , that , in his zeal for his godson , he showed it to several people . His daughter , Mrs. Desmoulins , who was many years humanely supported in Dr. Johnson's house in London , told me , that upon his discovering that Dr. Swinfen ...
... paper , that , in his zeal for his godson , he showed it to several people . His daughter , Mrs. Desmoulins , who was many years humanely supported in Dr. Johnson's house in London , told me , that upon his discovering that Dr. Swinfen ...
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... paper with which I have been favoured by a daughter of his intimate friend and physician , Dr. Lawrence , thus describes Dr. Johnson some years afterwards : " As the particulars of the former part of Dr. Johnson's life do not seem to be ...
... paper with which I have been favoured by a daughter of his intimate friend and physician , Dr. Lawrence , thus describes Dr. Johnson some years afterwards : " As the particulars of the former part of Dr. Johnson's life do not seem to be ...
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