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 VolumesHenry Baldwin, 1793 |
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... say on any particular fubject , " JOHN- SON . " Why , Sir , you are to confider that the manner and fome particular phrases of a perfon do much to imprefs you with an idea of him , and you are not fure that he would fay what the mimick ...
... say on any particular fubject , " JOHN- SON . " Why , Sir , you are to confider that the manner and fome particular phrases of a perfon do much to imprefs you with an idea of him , and you are not fure that he would fay what the mimick ...
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... say that they are lefs happy or lefs miferable by ap- pearing upon earth . ” We went down between twelve and one to Mrs. Williams's room , and drank tea . I mentioned that we were to have the remains of Mr. Gray , in profe and verfe ...
... say that they are lefs happy or lefs miferable by ap- pearing upon earth . ” We went down between twelve and one to Mrs. Williams's room , and drank tea . I mentioned that we were to have the remains of Mr. Gray , in profe and verfe ...
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... say , that had he not known who Fielding was , he should have be- lieved he was an oftler . Sir , there is more know- ledge of the heart in one letter of Richardson's , than in all Tom Jones . ' I , indeed , never read Jofeph Andrews ...
... say , that had he not known who Fielding was , he should have be- lieved he was an oftler . Sir , there is more know- ledge of the heart in one letter of Richardson's , than in all Tom Jones . ' I , indeed , never read Jofeph Andrews ...
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... that chamber , to talk of that subject . " JOHNSON . ( with a loud voice . ) " Sir , I am not saying that you could live in friendship with a man from whom D 3 you 1772 . Ætat . 63 . 1772 . Etat . 63 . differ as to fome DR . JOHNSON . 37.
... that chamber , to talk of that subject . " JOHNSON . ( with a loud voice . ) " Sir , I am not saying that you could live in friendship with a man from whom D 3 you 1772 . Ætat . 63 . 1772 . Etat . 63 . differ as to fome DR . JOHNSON . 37.
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... say that the Douglas caufe was a cause of eafy decifion , when it divided your Court as much as it could do , to be determined at all . When your Judges were seven and seven , the cafting vote of the Prefident must be given on one fide ...
... say that the Douglas caufe was a cause of eafy decifion , when it divided your Court as much as it could do , to be determined at all . When your Judges were seven and seven , the cafting vote of the Prefident must be given on one fide ...
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Ætat againſt anſwer aſked Atat authour becauſe BENNET LANGTON beſt cafe cauſe confequence confider confiderable converfation DEAR SIR defire dined Engliſh eſtabliſhed Etat expreffed faid fame feemed feen fend fent fhall fhewed fhould firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon ftate ftill fubject fuch fuppofe fure Garrick gentleman GOLDSMITH happineſs Hebrides himſelf hiſtory honour houfe houſe humble fervant inftance JAMES BOSWELL JOHNSON juſt lady laft Langton laſt leaſt lefs letter Lichfield London Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo mentioned mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary never obferved occafion paffage paffed perfon pleafing pleaſed pleaſure prefent preferved publick publiſhed puniſhment queſtion reaſon refpect ſaid SAMUEL JOHNSON ſay Scotland ſee ſeems ſeen ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſmall ſome ſpeak ſtate talked tell themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought Thrale tion told univerfally uſed vifit whofe wiſh write yourſelf