The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page vi
... lives of each of the poets . The life of John- son is included with his poetical works in Volume XI , dated 1794 but published in 1795. A few of the lives 3 DNB , I , 331 ( by Francis Espinasse ) . 4 See " The Life of Johnson , ” in The ...
... lives of each of the poets . The life of John- son is included with his poetical works in Volume XI , dated 1794 but published in 1795. A few of the lives 3 DNB , I , 331 ( by Francis Espinasse ) . 4 See " The Life of Johnson , ” in The ...
Page xiv
... Lives were the first to adopt a more complex tripartite structure , though only in the longer lives ( Cowley , Milton , Dryden , Addison , etc. ) . But Johnson's biography presented Anderson with problems and opportunities he had not ...
... Lives were the first to adopt a more complex tripartite structure , though only in the longer lives ( Cowley , Milton , Dryden , Addison , etc. ) . But Johnson's biography presented Anderson with problems and opportunities he had not ...
Page 498
... Lives of Browne , Boerhaave , Drake , Fre- derick king of Prussia , and other eminent men , printed in the " Gentleman's Magazine , " " Universal Visitor , " and " Literary Maga- zine . " The Lives of the Poets , a more ample and ...
... Lives of Browne , Boerhaave , Drake , Fre- derick king of Prussia , and other eminent men , printed in the " Gentleman's Magazine , " " Universal Visitor , " and " Literary Maga- zine . " The Lives of the Poets , a more ample and ...
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