The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 107
... suppose him to be found . I have. and to have it ready for the ensuing winter . The passage alluded to , however , is somewhat ambiguous ; and the work which he then had in contemplation may have been a history of that monarch . - MALONE ...
... suppose him to be found . I have. and to have it ready for the ensuing winter . The passage alluded to , however , is somewhat ambiguous ; and the work which he then had in contemplation may have been a history of that monarch . - MALONE ...
Page 117
... suppose that Savage mentioned many of the anecdotes with which Johnson afterwards enriched the life of his unhappy companion , and those of other poets . He told sir Joshua Reynolds , that one night in par- ticular , when Savage and he ...
... suppose that Savage mentioned many of the anecdotes with which Johnson afterwards enriched the life of his unhappy companion , and those of other poets . He told sir Joshua Reynolds , that one night in par- ticular , when Savage and he ...
Page 129
... suppose him- self to have the gout , as well as suppose himself to be in love , of which we have innumerable instances , and which has been admirably ridiculed by Johnson in his Life of Cowley ? I have also some difficulty to believe ...
... suppose him- self to have the gout , as well as suppose himself to be in love , of which we have innumerable instances , and which has been admirably ridiculed by Johnson in his Life of Cowley ? I have also some difficulty to believe ...
Page 188
... suppose , by Dr. Bathurst . Indeed Johnson's energy of thought and richness of language , are still more decisive marks than any signature . As a proof of this , my readers , I imagine , will not doubt that No. 39 , on Sleep , is his ...
... suppose , by Dr. Bathurst . Indeed Johnson's energy of thought and richness of language , are still more decisive marks than any signature . As a proof of this , my readers , I imagine , will not doubt that No. 39 , on Sleep , is his ...
Page 210
... suppose writing is very troublesome to him . That man is no common loss . The moralists all talk of the uncertainty of fortune , and the transitoriness of beauty : but it is yet more dreadful to consider that the powers of the mind are ...
... suppose writing is very troublesome to him . That man is no common loss . The moralists all talk of the uncertainty of fortune , and the transitoriness of beauty : but it is yet more dreadful to consider that the powers of the mind are ...
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