The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page 51
... beautiful ; for in her Epitaph he has recorded her as such ; and in his Prayers and Medita- tions , we find very remarkable evidence , that his regard and fondness for her never ceased even after death . The marriage ceremony was ...
... beautiful ; for in her Epitaph he has recorded her as such ; and in his Prayers and Medita- tions , we find very remarkable evidence , that his regard and fondness for her never ceased even after death . The marriage ceremony was ...
Page 98
... beautiful Ode on Friend- ship , and an Advertisement for Osborne , recom- mending a subscription for reprinting a selec- tion from the Harleian library of such " small tracts and fugitive pieces , as were of the great- * The ...
... beautiful Ode on Friend- ship , and an Advertisement for Osborne , recom- mending a subscription for reprinting a selec- tion from the Harleian library of such " small tracts and fugitive pieces , as were of the great- * The ...
Page 520
... beautiful scenes those mountains exhibited . The writer of this remark was once present when the case of a gentleman was mentioned , who , ha- ving with great taste and skill formed the lawns and One general remark may be ventured up ...
... beautiful scenes those mountains exhibited . The writer of this remark was once present when the case of a gentleman was mentioned , who , ha- ving with great taste and skill formed the lawns and One general remark may be ventured up ...
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