The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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... literary ambition , Had this happened twenty years ago , I should have gone to Constantinople to learn Arabick , as Pococke did . " " As an instance of the niceness of his taste , though he praised West's translation of Pindar , he ...
... literary ambition , Had this happened twenty years ago , I should have gone to Constantinople to learn Arabick , as Pococke did . " " As an instance of the niceness of his taste , though he praised West's translation of Pindar , he ...
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... literary discussion and illustration for which he was eminent . Having already quoted so much from others , I shall refer the curious to this perform- ance , with an assurance of much entertainment . Yet whatever merit there may be in ...
... literary discussion and illustration for which he was eminent . Having already quoted so much from others , I shall refer the curious to this perform- ance , with an assurance of much entertainment . Yet whatever merit there may be in ...
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... Literary fame , I. 554 impostures , I. 221-3 life , the , II . 384 262 , Literary property , I. 271-2 , 486 , 495 , 546 reputations , I. 468 Literary Magazine : or Universal Review , " I. 186 , 191 , 194 , 199 J.'s contributions , I ...
... Literary fame , I. 554 impostures , I. 221-3 life , the , II . 384 262 , Literary property , I. 271-2 , 486 , 495 , 546 reputations , I. 468 Literary Magazine : or Universal Review , " I. 186 , 191 , 194 , 199 J.'s contributions , I ...
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