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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... pleased to welcome me , —for the number of valuable acquaintances to whom you have introduced me , — for the noctes cœnæque Deum , which I have enjoyed under your roof . If a work should be inscribed to one who is master of the subject ...
... pleased to welcome me , —for the number of valuable acquaintances to whom you have introduced me , — for the noctes cœnæque Deum , which I have enjoyed under your roof . If a work should be inscribed to one who is master of the subject ...
Page xx
... pleased to favour me with communications and advice in the conduct of my work . But I cannot sufficiently acknowledge my obligations to my friend Mr. Malone , who was so good as to allow me to read to him almost the whole of my ...
... pleased to favour me with communications and advice in the conduct of my work . But I cannot sufficiently acknowledge my obligations to my friend Mr. Malone , who was so good as to allow me to read to him almost the whole of my ...
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... pleased to favour me : - " These infant numbers contain the seeds of those propensities which through his life so strongly marked his character ; of that poetic talent which afterwards bore such rich and plen- tiful fruits ; for ...
... pleased to favour me : - " These infant numbers contain the seeds of those propensities which through his life so strongly marked his character ; of that poetic talent which afterwards bore such rich and plen- tiful fruits ; for ...
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... pleased to inform me in two posts , what the conditions are on which you shall expect it . Your late offer3 gives me no reason to distrust your generosity . If you engage in any literary projects besides this paper , I have other ...
... pleased to inform me in two posts , what the conditions are on which you shall expect it . Your late offer3 gives me no reason to distrust your generosity . If you engage in any literary projects besides this paper , I have other ...
Page 46
... pleased with this proof of Johnson's abilities as a dramatic writer , and advised him to finish the tragedy and produce it on the stage . ST JOHN'S GATEWAY . JOHNSON ARRIVES IN LONDON , ACCOMPANIED 46 [ 1736 . BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... pleased with this proof of Johnson's abilities as a dramatic writer , and advised him to finish the tragedy and produce it on the stage . ST JOHN'S GATEWAY . JOHNSON ARRIVES IN LONDON , ACCOMPANIED 46 [ 1736 . BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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