The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page vii
... edition , completely reset but having only minor , mainly typographical , differences , appeared the same year . With this spun - off reprinting of the original we might logically expect the biblio- graphical history of Anderson's Life ...
... edition , completely reset but having only minor , mainly typographical , differences , appeared the same year . With this spun - off reprinting of the original we might logically expect the biblio- graphical history of Anderson's Life ...
Page viii
... edition of his Life . The first two editions were quickly exhausted and , as Anderson tells us in his 1815 " Advertisement , " after several years a new edition was called for . He does not tell us when this request was made , but we ...
... edition of his Life . The first two editions were quickly exhausted and , as Anderson tells us in his 1815 " Advertisement , " after several years a new edition was called for . He does not tell us when this request was made , but we ...
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... edition , many pieces of Cowley , Parnell , Swift , and Shenstone , were omitted in the collection of their respective works . In 1776 , a collection of English poetry . upon a more extensive plan , was undertaken by Mr Bell ...
... edition , many pieces of Cowley , Parnell , Swift , and Shenstone , were omitted in the collection of their respective works . In 1776 , a collection of English poetry . upon a more extensive plan , was undertaken by Mr Bell ...
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acquaintance admiration afterwards ancient Anderson Anecdotes appeared Ashbourne beautiful Bennet Langton biographer BISHOP PERCY booksellers Boswell Boswell's Cave censure character Chesterfield collection composition conversation criticism death Dedication Dictionary distinguished Dr Johnson Dr Taylor early edition elegance eminent English English Language English poetry Essay excellence expression favour Francis Barber Garrick genius Gentleman's Magazine Hawkesworth History honour human imitation kind labours Langton language Latin learning letter Lichfield literary literature Lives London Lord manner melancholy ment merit Milton mind Miss moral Murphy narrative never observed occasion opinions original Oxford pamphlet paper Pembroke College Percy's period piety Piozzi poem poet poetical poetry political Pope powers praise prayer Preface prejudice printed published Rambler Rasselas Samuel Johnson says sentiments Shakespeare shew sion Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds Stourbridge style talents thought Thrale tion translation verses vigour virtue volumes Warton Whigs writings written wrote