The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page xxviii
... Chesterfield " courted a reconciliation with him , in hopes of being immortalized in a dedication . " Johnson , angered by Chesterfield's earlier " unpardonable neg- lect , " responded with his letter . But for his 1815 ver- sion , he ...
... Chesterfield " courted a reconciliation with him , in hopes of being immortalized in a dedication . " Johnson , angered by Chesterfield's earlier " unpardonable neg- lect , " responded with his letter . But for his 1815 ver- sion , he ...
Page xxix
... Chesterfield had been the patron of the Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language ( 1747 ) , but not of the whole work . Johnson was by now no longer eager to have a patron for a project which he had completed with assistance only ...
... Chesterfield had been the patron of the Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language ( 1747 ) , but not of the whole work . Johnson was by now no longer eager to have a patron for a project which he had completed with assistance only ...
Page 111
... Chesterfield was this : I had neglected to write it by the time appointed . Dodsley suggested a desire to have it addressed to Lord Chesterfield . I laid hold of this as a pretext for delay , that it might be better done , and let ...
... Chesterfield was this : I had neglected to write it by the time appointed . Dodsley suggested a desire to have it addressed to Lord Chesterfield . I laid hold of this as a pretext for delay , that it might be better done , and let ...
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