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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... thought better , came to fee his errour , and republished the work with a more conftitu- tional fpirit . Johnson , however , was unwilling to allow him full credit for his political converfion . I remember when his Lordship declined the ...
... thought better , came to fee his errour , and republished the work with a more conftitu- tional fpirit . Johnson , however , was unwilling to allow him full credit for his political converfion . I remember when his Lordship declined the ...
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... 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 highly gratifyed ; yet I do not ...
... 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 highly gratifyed ; yet I do not ...
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... thought it a crime ever to pray , it might not improbably have continued unobserved . " He apprehended that the delineation of charac- ters in the end of the firft Book of the Retreat of the ten thoufand was the first inftance of the ...
... thought it a crime ever to pray , it might not improbably have continued unobserved . " He apprehended that the delineation of charac- ters in the end of the firft Book of the Retreat of the ten thoufand was the first inftance of the ...
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... thought being particular upon it might fatigue him , it being of great length , I only told him in general that it was highly in his praise ; and then he ex- preffed himself as above . " He mentioned with an air of fatisfaction what ...
... thought being particular upon it might fatigue him , it being of great length , I only told him in general that it was highly in his praise ; and then he ex- preffed himself as above . " He mentioned with an air of fatisfaction what ...
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... thought much upon the fubject , and would recommend to all who are capable of conviction , an excellent Tract by my learned and ingenious friend John Ranby , Efq . en- titled " Doubts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade , " To Mr ...
... thought much upon the fubject , and would recommend to all who are capable of conviction , an excellent Tract by my learned and ingenious friend John Ranby , Efq . en- titled " Doubts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade , " To Mr ...
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