The Life of Samuel JohnsonOlms, 1973 - 639 pages |
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Page 205
... piety of his elegant correspon- dent . " she " He told me , " says Mrs Piozzi , pushed her piety to bigotry , her devotion to enthusiasm ; that she somewhat disqualified with Johnson , the memorials have been preserved in his Works . A ...
... piety of his elegant correspon- dent . " she " He told me , " says Mrs Piozzi , pushed her piety to bigotry , her devotion to enthusiasm ; that she somewhat disqualified with Johnson , the memorials have been preserved in his Works . A ...
Page 442
... piety , penitence , and virtue , exceeded almost what we read as wonderful in the lives of the saints . ' When I asked him who was the best man he had ever known , Psalmanazar ' was the unexpected reply . " Such was the ascendency of ...
... piety , penitence , and virtue , exceeded almost what we read as wonderful in the lives of the saints . ' When I asked him who was the best man he had ever known , Psalmanazar ' was the unexpected reply . " Such was the ascendency of ...
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... piety which dictated the serious papers in the Rambler , will be for ever re- membered , for ever , I think , revered . That ample repository of religious truth , moral wisdom , and accurate criticism , breathes , in- deed , the genuine ...
... piety which dictated the serious papers in the Rambler , will be for ever re- membered , for ever , I think , revered . That ample repository of religious truth , moral wisdom , and accurate criticism , breathes , in- deed , the genuine ...
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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