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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Page xvi
... pleasure in celebrating the distinguished merit of a contemporary , mixed with a certain degree of vanity not altogether inexcusable , in appearing fully sensible of it , where can I find one , in complimenting whom I can with more ...
... pleasure in celebrating the distinguished merit of a contemporary , mixed with a certain degree of vanity not altogether inexcusable , in appearing fully sensible of it , where can I find one , in complimenting whom I can with more ...
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... pleasure which my book should afford ; though malignity may sometimes be disappointed of its gratifications . I am , my dear Sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , April 20 , 1791 . JAMES ...
... pleasure which my book should afford ; though malignity may sometimes be disappointed of its gratifications . I am , my dear Sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , April 20 , 1791 . JAMES ...
Page xxxii
... pleasure does there arise to a benevolent mind . To those who are weak enough to think this is a degrading task , and the time and labour which have been devoted to it misemployed , I shall content myself with opposing the authority of ...
... pleasure does there arise to a benevolent mind . To those who are weak enough to think this is a degrading task , and the time and labour which have been devoted to it misemployed , I shall content myself with opposing the authority of ...
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... pleasure in being drawn upon the ice by a boy barefooted , who pulled him along by a garter fixed round him ; no very easy operation , as his size was remarkably large . His defective sight , indeed , prevented him from enjoying the ...
... pleasure in being drawn upon the ice by a boy barefooted , who pulled him along by a garter fixed round him ; no very easy operation , as his size was remarkably large . His defective sight , indeed , prevented him from enjoying the ...
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... pleasures wait , and joys for ever new . But cruel virgins meet severer fates ; Expell'd and exiled from the blissful seats , To dismal realms , and regions void of peace , Where furies ever howl , and serpents hiss . O'er the sad ...
... pleasures wait , and joys for ever new . But cruel virgins meet severer fates ; Expell'd and exiled from the blissful seats , To dismal realms , and regions void of peace , Where furies ever howl , and serpents hiss . O'er the sad ...
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