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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... gave to his much loved friend Dr. Bathurst the Papers in the Adventurer , figned T. acknowl . 1754. Life of Edw.Cave in theGentleman's Magazine , acknowl . 1755. A DICTIONARY , with a Grammar and Hiftory , of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE ...
... gave to his much loved friend Dr. Bathurst the Papers in the Adventurer , figned T. acknowl . 1754. Life of Edw.Cave in theGentleman's Magazine , acknowl . 1755. A DICTIONARY , with a Grammar and Hiftory , of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE ...
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... gave him an opportunity of taking poffeffion of fuch fragments of a diary and other papers as were left ; of which , before delivering them up to the refiduary legatee , whofe property they were , he endeavoured to extract the fubftance ...
... gave him an opportunity of taking poffeffion of fuch fragments of a diary and other papers as were left ; of which , before delivering them up to the refiduary legatee , whofe property they were , he endeavoured to extract the fubftance ...
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... gave my flocks to graze the flowery meads , And me to tune at eafe th ' unequal reeds . MELIBÆ U S. My admiration only I expreft , ( No fpark of envy harbours in my breast ) That , That , when confufion o'er the country reigns . Το 28 ...
... gave my flocks to graze the flowery meads , And me to tune at eafe th ' unequal reeds . MELIBÆ U S. My admiration only I expreft , ( No fpark of envy harbours in my breast ) That , That , when confufion o'er the country reigns . Το 28 ...
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... Some young ladies at Lichfield having proposed to act “ The Diftreffed Mother , " Johnson wrote this , and gave it to Mr. Hector to convey it privately to them . No No pug , nor favourite Cupid there enjoys The balmy 34 THE LIFE OF.
... Some young ladies at Lichfield having proposed to act “ The Diftreffed Mother , " Johnson wrote this , and gave it to Mr. Hector to convey it privately to them . No No pug , nor favourite Cupid there enjoys The balmy 34 THE LIFE OF.
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... year . The Reverend Dr. Adams , who afterwards prefided over Pembroke College with univerfal esteem , told me he was prefent , and gave me fome D 3 account 1728 . Etat . 19 . account of what paffed DR . JOHNSON . 37.
... year . The Reverend Dr. Adams , who afterwards prefided over Pembroke College with univerfal esteem , told me he was prefent , and gave me fome D 3 account 1728 . Etat . 19 . account of what paffed DR . JOHNSON . 37.
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