The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order : a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons : and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published : the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished : in Three Volumes ...Henry Baldwin, 1793 |
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... Johnson's deceafe , by his faithful fervant Mr. Francis Barber , who delivered it to my worthy friend the Reverend Mr. Strahan , Vicar of Illington , who at my earnest request has obligingly favoured me with a copy of it , which he and ...
... Johnson's deceafe , by his faithful fervant Mr. Francis Barber , who delivered it to my worthy friend the Reverend Mr. Strahan , Vicar of Illington , who at my earnest request has obligingly favoured me with a copy of it , which he and ...
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... Johnson for a day or two at Wickham , when its Lord was abfent , and by him I have been favoured with two anec- dotes . One is not a little to the credit of Johnson's can- dour . Mr. Morgan and he had a dispute pretty 2 Johnson being ...
... Johnson for a day or two at Wickham , when its Lord was abfent , and by him I have been favoured with two anec- dotes . One is not a little to the credit of Johnson's can- dour . Mr. Morgan and he had a dispute pretty 2 Johnson being ...
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... Johnson's breaft , apparently with much fatisfaction , while my friend fmiling and half - whistling , rubbed down ... Johnson's pen . Such was his goodness to me , that when I prefumed to folicit him for fo great a favour , * b 3 a ...
... Johnson's breaft , apparently with much fatisfaction , while my friend fmiling and half - whistling , rubbed down ... Johnson's pen . Such was his goodness to me , that when I prefumed to folicit him for fo great a favour , * b 3 a ...
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... Johnson's love of little children , additions prefixed to Vol . I. p . xx . —his kindness to his fervants , ibid . — his fondness for animals which he had taken under his protection , ibid . - his bow to an ARCH - BISHOP , ibid . p ...
... Johnson's love of little children , additions prefixed to Vol . I. p . xx . —his kindness to his fervants , ibid . — his fondness for animals which he had taken under his protection , ibid . - his bow to an ARCH - BISHOP , ibid . p ...
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... Johnson , ii . 136 . Abingdon Lord , Bon mot of , iii . Abington Mrs. ii . 205,8,14 . Abjuration , Oath of , ii ... Johnson's life of , iii . 129 . 299 , Adey Mifs Mary , i . 16 ; ii . 352 ; iii . 209 . ' Adventurer , ' Hawkefworth's , i ...
... Johnson , ii . 136 . Abingdon Lord , Bon mot of , iii . Abington Mrs. ii . 205,8,14 . Abjuration , Oath of , ii ... Johnson's life of , iii . 129 . 299 , Adey Mifs Mary , i . 16 ; ii . 352 ; iii . 209 . ' Adventurer , ' Hawkefworth's , i ...
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