The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Macmillan, 1912 |
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... poems . Dr. Johnson , in his way home , stopped at my lodgings in 1 The humours of Ballamagairy . B. See Goldsmith's Works , Globe Edition , p . 687. The song was no great loss to the play . THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE 9 Piccadilly , and sat ...
... poems . Dr. Johnson , in his way home , stopped at my lodgings in 1 The humours of Ballamagairy . B. See Goldsmith's Works , Globe Edition , p . 687. The song was no great loss to the play . THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE 9 Piccadilly , and sat ...
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... Poets ' Corner , I said to him , ' Forsitan et nostrum nomen miscebitur istis . ' ( Ovid , Art . Am . iii . 339 ... poem of Dante ; yet there was no translation of Dante when Bunyan wrote . There is reason to think that he had read ...
... Poets ' Corner , I said to him , ' Forsitan et nostrum nomen miscebitur istis . ' ( Ovid , Art . Am . iii . 339 ... poem of Dante ; yet there was no translation of Dante when Bunyan wrote . There is reason to think that he had read ...
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... poets . " Some of the company expressed a wonder why the author of so excellent a book as " The Whole Duty of Man " should conceal himself . JOHNSON : " There may be different reasons assigned for this , any one of which would be very ...
... poets . " Some of the company expressed a wonder why the author of so excellent a book as " The Whole Duty of Man " should conceal himself . JOHNSON : " There may be different reasons assigned for this , any one of which would be very ...
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... poem called ' Eugenio , ' which came out some years ago , and concludes thus : ' And now , ye trifling , self - assuming elves , Brimful of pride , of nothing , of yourselves , Survey Eugenio , view him o'er and o'er , Then sink into ...
... poem called ' Eugenio , ' which came out some years ago , and concludes thus : ' And now , ye trifling , self - assuming elves , Brimful of pride , of nothing , of yourselves , Survey Eugenio , view him o'er and o'er , Then sink into ...
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... poems of Ossian , which he advertises to have lain in his shop ? " harassed , terrified , and overpowered , by the insults , menaces , and clamours of her rebellious subjects , sets her hand , with tears and confusion , to a resignation ...
... poems of Ossian , which he advertises to have lain in his shop ? " harassed , terrified , and overpowered , by the insults , menaces , and clamours of her rebellious subjects , sets her hand , with tears and confusion , to a resignation ...
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