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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... Poet Page 219 CHAPTER XII . - 1763 . First Interview of Boswell with Johnson , at the House of Davies , the Bookseller - Record of Conversation - Boswell's Visit to his Chambers in the Temple - Description of Johnson - Meeting at " The ...
... Poet Page 219 CHAPTER XII . - 1763 . First Interview of Boswell with Johnson , at the House of Davies , the Bookseller - Record of Conversation - Boswell's Visit to his Chambers in the Temple - Description of Johnson - Meeting at " The ...
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... poetic talent which afterwards bore such rich and plen- tiful fruits ; for , excepting his orthographic works , everything which Dr. Johnson wrote was poetry , whose essence consists , not in numbers , or in jingle , but in the strength ...
... poetic talent which afterwards bore such rich and plen- tiful fruits ; for , excepting his orthographic works , everything which Dr. Johnson wrote was poetry , whose essence consists , not in numbers , or in jingle , but in the strength ...
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... poet . Hague was succeeded by Green , afterwards Bishop of Lincoln , whose character in the learned world is well known . In the same form with Johnson was Congreve , who afterwards became Chaplain to Archbishop Boulter , and by that ...
... poet . Hague was succeeded by Green , afterwards Bishop of Lincoln , whose character in the learned world is well known . In the same form with Johnson was Congreve , who afterwards became Chaplain to Archbishop Boulter , and by that ...
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... poet was a branch . His brother sold the estate . There was also Lowe , afterwards Canon of Windsor . " Indeed , Johnson was very sensible how much he owed to Mr. Hunter . Mr. Langton one day asked him how he had acquired so accurate a ...
... poet was a branch . His brother sold the estate . There was also Lowe , afterwards Canon of Windsor . " Indeed , Johnson was very sensible how much he owed to Mr. Hunter . Mr. Langton one day asked him how he had acquired so accurate a ...
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... poet , and wrote Latin verses . His figure and manner appeared strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and sat silent , till upon something which occurred in the course of conversation , he suddenly struck in and quoted Macrobius ...
... poet , and wrote Latin verses . His figure and manner appeared strange to them ; but he behaved modestly , and sat silent , till upon something which occurred in the course of conversation , he suddenly struck in and quoted Macrobius ...
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