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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... written upon the subject since the book appeared are unani- mous in their opinion , that as a life - like portraiture , not only of the personal appearance and singular habits of a distin- guished man , but of his strong prejudices ...
... written upon the subject since the book appeared are unani- mous in their opinion , that as a life - like portraiture , not only of the personal appearance and singular habits of a distin- guished man , but of his strong prejudices ...
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... written CHAPTER III . - 1737-1738 . · Johnson arrives in London accompanied by Garrick - Letter relating to them from Walmesley to the Rev. Mr. Colson - First Residence and Mode of Life in the Metropolis - Retires to Greenwich ...
... written CHAPTER III . - 1737-1738 . · Johnson arrives in London accompanied by Garrick - Letter relating to them from Walmesley to the Rev. Mr. Colson - First Residence and Mode of Life in the Metropolis - Retires to Greenwich ...
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... written in the margin of the copy which he had in part revised , are here faithfully preserved ; and a few new Notes have been added , principally by some of those friends to whom the author in the former editions acknowledged his ...
... written in the margin of the copy which he had in part revised , are here faithfully preserved ; and a few new Notes have been added , principally by some of those friends to whom the author in the former editions acknowledged his ...
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... written by Dr. Johnson concerning his mother in her last illness , furnish a new proof of his great piety and tenderness of heart , and therefore cannot but be acceptable to the readers of this very popular work . Some new Notes also ...
... written by Dr. Johnson concerning his mother in her last illness , furnish a new proof of his great piety and tenderness of heart , and therefore cannot but be acceptable to the readers of this very popular work . Some new Notes also ...
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... writing the lives of others , and who , whether we consider his extraordinary endowments , or his various works , has ... written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and ...
... writing the lives of others , and who , whether we consider his extraordinary endowments , or his various works , has ... written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and ...
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