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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... - " ever meaner agents are employed , grant me the " bleffed influences of thy holy Spirit , through Jefus Chrift our Lord . " Amen . VOL . I. What t What actually followed upon this most interesting piece of ADDITIONS to Dr. JOHNSON'S ...
... - " ever meaner agents are employed , grant me the " bleffed influences of thy holy Spirit , through Jefus Chrift our Lord . " Amen . VOL . I. What t What actually followed upon this most interesting piece of ADDITIONS to Dr. JOHNSON'S ...
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... most eminent literary characters , I thought he feemed highly pleased with the refpect and atten- tion that were fhewn him , and afked him on our return home if he was not highly gratified by his vifit , " No , Sir , ( faid he ) not ...
... most eminent literary characters , I thought he feemed highly pleased with the refpect and atten- tion that were fhewn him , and afked him on our return home if he was not highly gratified by his vifit , " No , Sir , ( faid he ) not ...
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... most liberal communications by his friends ; I flatter myself that few biographers have entered upon fuch a work as this , with more advantages ; in- dependent of literary abilities , in which I am not vain enough to compare myself with ...
... most liberal communications by his friends ; I flatter myself that few biographers have entered upon fuch a work as this , with more advantages ; in- dependent of literary abilities , in which I am not vain enough to compare myself with ...
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... most unfavourable conftruction is put upon almost every circumftance in the cha- racter and conduct of my illuftrious friend ; who , I trust , will , by a true and fair delineation , be vindicated both from the injurious ...
... most unfavourable conftruction is put upon almost every circumftance in the cha- racter and conduct of my illuftrious friend ; who , I trust , will , by a true and fair delineation , be vindicated both from the injurious ...
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... most agreeable subject in the world , which is literary history " . " " Nov. 24 , 1737. " Instead of melting down my materials into one mafs , and constantly speaking in my own perfon , by which I might have appeared to have more merit ...
... most agreeable subject in the world , which is literary history " . " " Nov. 24 , 1737. " Instead of melting down my materials into one mafs , and constantly speaking in my own perfon , by which I might have appeared to have more merit ...
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acknowl Ætat affiftance afterwards againſt almoſt anſwer aſked Atat authour becauſe beſt Biſhop bookfeller circumftance confider confiderable converfation DEAR SIR defire Dictionary diftinguiſhed Edward Cave Effay Engliſh Etat expreffed faid fame fatire favour feemed fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt fome fometimes foon fpirit ftrong ftudied fubject fuch fuffer fuppofe fure Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine happineſs hiftory himſelf honour houſe inftance Johnſon juſt kindneſs laft Langton laſt lefs letter Lichfield literary London Lucy Porter mafter Mifs mind moft moſt muſt myſelf never obferved occafion Oxford paffage paffed Pembroke College perfon pleaſed pleaſure poem praiſe prefent propofed publick publiſhed racter Rambler reaſon refpect ſaid SAMUEL JOHNSON ſay ſchool ſeem ſeveral ſhall ſhe Sir John Hawkins ſome ſtate ſtudy ſuppoſed theſe thofe THOMAS WARTON thoſe thought tion told tranflation Univerſity uſed verfes vifit whofe whoſe wife wiſh write wrote