Boswell's Life of JohnsonG. Routledge and Sons, 1856 - 298 pages |
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Page iii
... English Poets CHAPTER IV . - 1777 . Dr. Johnson's Agreement to write " The Lives of the British Poets " -Dilly , the Book- seller - Charles O'Connor - Bishop Pearce - Prologue to Kelly's Comedy - Savage's Tragedy of " Sir Thomas ...
... English Poets CHAPTER IV . - 1777 . Dr. Johnson's Agreement to write " The Lives of the British Poets " -Dilly , the Book- seller - Charles O'Connor - Bishop Pearce - Prologue to Kelly's Comedy - Savage's Tragedy of " Sir Thomas ...
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... English language with great purity , as evidenced by his controversy with Mr. Sharpe , the Italian tourist . Dr. Johnson procured him the situation of Italian master in Mr. Thrale's family . He was born in 1716 and died in 1784.-ED. a ...
... English language with great purity , as evidenced by his controversy with Mr. Sharpe , the Italian tourist . Dr. Johnson procured him the situation of Italian master in Mr. Thrale's family . He was born in 1716 and died in 1784.-ED. a ...
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... English universities are not rich enough . Our fellowships are only sufficient to support a man during his studies to fit him for the world , and accordingly in general they are held no longer than till an opportunity offers of getting ...
... English universities are not rich enough . Our fellowships are only sufficient to support a man during his studies to fit him for the world , and accordingly in general they are held no longer than till an opportunity offers of getting ...
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... English Malady . ' " Upon the question whether a man who had been guilty of vicious actions would do well to force himself into solitude and sadness ? JOHNSON : " No , Sir , unless it prevent him from being vicious again . With some ...
... English Malady . ' " Upon the question whether a man who had been guilty of vicious actions would do well to force himself into solitude and sadness ? JOHNSON : " No , Sir , unless it prevent him from being vicious again . With some ...
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... English language is the paper on Novelty , yet we do not hear it talked of . It was written by Grove , a dissenting teacher . " He would not , I perceived , call him a clergyman , though he was candid enough to allow very great merit to ...
... English language is the paper on Novelty , yet we do not hear it talked of . It was written by Grove , a dissenting teacher . " He would not , I perceived , call him a clergyman , though he was candid enough to allow very great merit to ...
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