The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page 518
... letter to Mrs Thrale . " Of the imitation of my style in a criti- cism on Gray's church - yard Elegy , I forgot to make mention . The author , I believe , is entirely unknown , for Mr Steevens cannot hunt him out . I know little of it ...
... letter to Mrs Thrale . " Of the imitation of my style in a criti- cism on Gray's church - yard Elegy , I forgot to make mention . The author , I believe , is entirely unknown , for Mr Steevens cannot hunt him out . I know little of it ...
Page 637
... letter to , 241. his beneficence defended , 242 . Mr , the painter , 78 . Professor , his Essays on Shakespeare , ' 531. 560 . Mr , his Zoilo - Mastix , ' 134 . Rivington , Messrs , booksellers , 82 . Round - Robin , ' literary , 581 ...
... letter to , 241. his beneficence defended , 242 . Mr , the painter , 78 . Professor , his Essays on Shakespeare , ' 531. 560 . Mr , his Zoilo - Mastix , ' 134 . Rivington , Messrs , booksellers , 82 . Round - Robin , ' literary , 581 ...
Page 638
... letter to , 431 . • Todd , Rev. Mr , his improved edi- tion of the English Dictionary , 497 . Towers , Rev. Dr , his Essay on the Life of Johnson , ' 2. 461 . Tonson , Mir , the bookseller , 155 . letter from to Cave , 106 . Tory ...
... letter to , 431 . • Todd , Rev. Mr , his improved edi- tion of the English Dictionary , 497 . Towers , Rev. Dr , his Essay on the Life of Johnson , ' 2. 461 . Tonson , Mir , the bookseller , 155 . letter from to Cave , 106 . Tory ...
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