The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page 56
... London together . Davy Garrick is to be with you early the next week , and Mr Johnson , to try his fate with a tra- gedy , and to see to get himself employed in some translation , either from the Latin or the French . Johnson is a very ...
... London together . Davy Garrick is to be with you early the next week , and Mr Johnson , to try his fate with a tra- gedy , and to see to get himself employed in some translation , either from the Latin or the French . Johnson is a very ...
Page 373
... London in 1787 . In 1779 , while Mr Bell's edition was going forward , the London booksellers published a collection of " The Works of the English Poets , with Prefaces , Biographical and Critical , by Sanuel Johnson , " in 60 vols ...
... London in 1787 . In 1779 , while Mr Bell's edition was going forward , the London booksellers published a collection of " The Works of the English Poets , with Prefaces , Biographical and Critical , by Sanuel Johnson , " in 60 vols ...
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... London Magazine , ' the , contest between the Gentleman's Ma- gazine ' and , 62. 74 . London Chronicle ' Preliminary discourse to the , 248 . Longinus , 507. 515 . Longman , Messrs , booksellers , 110 . 30. 31 . Le Courayer , Rev. Dr ...
... London Magazine , ' the , contest between the Gentleman's Ma- gazine ' and , 62. 74 . London Chronicle ' Preliminary discourse to the , 248 . Longinus , 507. 515 . Longman , Messrs , booksellers , 110 . 30. 31 . Le Courayer , Rev. Dr ...
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