The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... present , and will continue to be the admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged hospitality which ...
... present , and will continue to be the admiration of future ages . Your equal and placid temper , your variety of conversation , your true politeness , by which you are so amiable in private society , and that enlarged hospitality which ...
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... present work furnishes a striking instance . It was highly gratifying to me that my friend sir Joshua Reynolds , to whom it is inscribed , lived to pe- ruse it , and to give the strongest testimony to its fidelity ; but before a second ...
... present work furnishes a striking instance . It was highly gratifying to me that my friend sir Joshua Reynolds , to whom it is inscribed , lived to pe- ruse it , and to give the strongest testimony to its fidelity ; but before a second ...
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... Present State of Affairs ; intern . evid . Memoirs of Frederick the Third , king of Prussia ; intern . evid . In the same Magazine his reviews are of the following books : Birch's History of the Royal Society . Browne's Christian Morals ...
... Present State of Affairs ; intern . evid . Memoirs of Frederick the Third , king of Prussia ; intern . evid . In the same Magazine his reviews are of the following books : Birch's History of the Royal Society . Browne's Christian Morals ...
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... present bishop Huntingford , " had Pericles , Plato , or Socrates possessed such a friend and companion as Boswell was to Dr. Johnson . " As a picture of men and manners , the chief charm of Boswell's work would have been de- stroyed by ...
... present bishop Huntingford , " had Pericles , Plato , or Socrates possessed such a friend and companion as Boswell was to Dr. Johnson . " As a picture of men and manners , the chief charm of Boswell's work would have been de- stroyed by ...
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... present edition . The industry of Boswell in searching for materials was such , that not even the vivacious enquiries of Craddock , and the minute research of Polwhele , have added much to the original life . We have carefully perused ...
... present edition . The industry of Boswell in searching for materials was such , that not even the vivacious enquiries of Craddock , and the minute research of Polwhele , have added much to the original life . We have carefully perused ...
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