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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... , Esq . Quò fit ut OMNIS Vetiva pateat veluti defcripta tabella VITA SENIS . HORAT VOLUME THE SECOND . LONDON : PRINTED BY HENRY BALDWIN , FOR CHARLES DILLY , IN THE POULTRY . M DCC XCIII . THE LIFE SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL . D. O N.
... , Esq . Quò fit ut OMNIS Vetiva pateat veluti defcripta tabella VITA SENIS . HORAT VOLUME THE SECOND . LONDON : PRINTED BY HENRY BALDWIN , FOR CHARLES DILLY , IN THE POULTRY . M DCC XCIII . THE LIFE SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL . D. O N.
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... London . " Upon another occafion I talked to him on this fubject , having myself taken fome pains to improve my pronunciation , by the aid of the late Mr. Love , of Drury - lane theatre , when he was a player at Edinburgh , and alfo of ...
... London . " Upon another occafion I talked to him on this fubject , having myself taken fome pains to improve my pronunciation , by the aid of the late Mr. Love , of Drury - lane theatre , when he was a player at Edinburgh , and alfo of ...
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... London , where he was not known , faid to him , " I suppose , Sir , you are an American . " " Why fo , Sir ? " ( faid his Lordship . ) " Because , Sir , ( re- plied the shopkeeper , ) you speak neither English nor Scotch , but fomething ...
... London , where he was not known , faid to him , " I suppose , Sir , you are an American . " " Why fo , Sir ? " ( faid his Lordship . ) " Because , Sir , ( re- plied the shopkeeper , ) you speak neither English nor Scotch , but fomething ...
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... London ; fo Mr. Elwal failed in his fcheme of making himself a man of great confequence . ” 1772 . Etat . 63 . On Tuesday , March 31 , he and I dined at Ge- neral Paoli's . A queftion was ftarted , whether the state of marriage was ...
... London ; fo Mr. Elwal failed in his fcheme of making himself a man of great confequence . ” 1772 . Etat . 63 . On Tuesday , March 31 , he and I dined at Ge- neral Paoli's . A queftion was ftarted , whether the state of marriage was ...
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... London , & c . & c . He did not disapprove of my curiofity as to thefe particulars ; but faid " They'll come out by degrees as we talk to- gether . " He cenfured Ruffhead's Life of Pope ; and faid , " he knew nothing of Pope , and ...
... London , & c . & c . He did not disapprove of my curiofity as to thefe particulars ; but faid " They'll come out by degrees as we talk to- gether . " He cenfured Ruffhead's Life of Pope ; and faid , " he knew nothing of Pope , and ...
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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