The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... originals may be examined . I beg leave to express my warmest thanks to those who have been pleased to favour me with communications and advice in the conduct of my work . But I cannot suffi- ciently acknowledge my obligations to my ...
... originals may be examined . I beg leave to express my warmest thanks to those who have been pleased to favour me with communications and advice in the conduct of my work . But I cannot suffi- ciently acknowledge my obligations to my ...
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... original Essays are , The Preliminary Address ; intern . evid . An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain ; intern . evid . Remarks on the Militia Bill ; intern . evid . Observations on his Britannick Majesty's Treaties ...
... original Essays are , The Preliminary Address ; intern . evid . An Introduction to the Political State of Great Britain ; intern . evid . Remarks on the Militia Bill ; intern . evid . Observations on his Britannick Majesty's Treaties ...
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... original life . We have carefully perused most of the memoirs of Johnson's con- temporaries , his life by Hawkins , Anderson , and Piozzi , and all the papers relating to him dis- persed through the Gentleman's Magazine . We have also ...
... original life . We have carefully perused most of the memoirs of Johnson's con- temporaries , his life by Hawkins , Anderson , and Piozzi , and all the papers relating to him dis- persed through the Gentleman's Magazine . We have also ...
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... original papers , pur- chased at the Boswell sale ; and have even taken pains to court conversations with some old ser- vants who remembered Johnson , in the anxious desire of gleaning something illustrative of his peculiarities . The ...
... original papers , pur- chased at the Boswell sale ; and have even taken pains to court conversations with some old ser- vants who remembered Johnson , in the anxious desire of gleaning something illustrative of his peculiarities . The ...
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... originals . We beg to offer them here , as they were discovered too late for insertion in their proper places . Vol ... original letter is , To Mr. Warton , Professor of Poetry in Oxford . The last paragraph of the letter explains the ...
... originals . We beg to offer them here , as they were discovered too late for insertion in their proper places . Vol ... original letter is , To Mr. Warton , Professor of Poetry in Oxford . The last paragraph of the letter explains the ...
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