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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... written by the refpectable Diffenting Minifter Mr. Grove of Taunton , and obferving the genius and energy of mind that it exhibits , it greatly quickened his curiofity to vifit our country ; as he thought if fuch were the lighter ...
... written by the refpectable Diffenting Minifter Mr. Grove of Taunton , and obferving the genius and energy of mind that it exhibits , it greatly quickened his curiofity to vifit our country ; as he thought if fuch were the lighter ...
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... written by a Prince of Spain , with the affiftance of his tutor , who is profeffedly the authour of a treatise , annexed on the Phoenician language . Mr. Cambridge commended the work particu- larly , as he thought the Tranflator ...
... written by a Prince of Spain , with the affiftance of his tutor , who is profeffedly the authour of a treatise , annexed on the Phoenician language . Mr. Cambridge commended the work particu- larly , as he thought the Tranflator ...
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... written by him . acknowl . Abridgement intitled , Foreign Hiftory , intern . evid . Effay on the Defcription of China , from the French of Du Halde , intern , evid . 1743. Dedication to Dr. Mead of Dr. James's Medicinal Dic- tionary ...
... written by him . acknowl . Abridgement intitled , Foreign Hiftory , intern . evid . Effay on the Defcription of China , from the French of Du Halde , intern , evid . 1743. Dedication to Dr. Mead of Dr. James's Medicinal Dic- tionary ...
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... written by Johnfson . intern , evid . 1756. An Abridgement of his Dictionary . acknowl . Several Effays in The Univerfal Vifitor , which there is fome difficulty in afcertaining . All that are marked with two Afterisks have been ...
... written by Johnfson . intern , evid . 1756. An Abridgement of his Dictionary . acknowl . Several Effays in The Univerfal Vifitor , which there is fome difficulty in afcertaining . All that are marked with two Afterisks have been ...
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... written an angry Answer to the Review of his Effay on Tea , Johnson in the fame Collection made a Reply to it . acknowl . This is the only Inftance , it is believed , when he conde- fcended to take Notice of any Thing that had been written ...
... written an angry Answer to the Review of his Effay on Tea , Johnson in the fame Collection made a Reply to it . acknowl . This is the only Inftance , it is believed , when he conde- fcended to take Notice of any Thing that had been written ...
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