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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... give them the names of the Drake and the Raleigh was laying a trap for fatire . " BOSWELL . " Had not you fome defire to go upon this expedition , Sir ? " JOHNSON . " Why yes , but I foon laid it afide . Sir , there is very little of ...
... give them the names of the Drake and the Raleigh was laying a trap for fatire . " BOSWELL . " Had not you fome defire to go upon this expedition , Sir ? " JOHNSON . " Why yes , but I foon laid it afide . Sir , there is very little of ...
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... give them a clergyman , and he shall be one of Beattie's choofing . He fhall be educated at Marifchal College . I'll be your Lord Chancellor , or what you please . " BOSWELL . " Are you ferious , Sir , in advifing me to buy St. Kilda ...
... give them a clergyman , and he shall be one of Beattie's choofing . He fhall be educated at Marifchal College . I'll be your Lord Chancellor , or what you please . " BOSWELL . " Are you ferious , Sir , in advifing me to buy St. Kilda ...
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... give you the geftures and voice of a person whom he reprefents ; but even what a per- fon would say on any ... gives you fomething different from himself , but not the cha- racter which he means to affume . himself , without going into ...
... give you the geftures and voice of a person whom he reprefents ; but even what a per- fon would say on any ... gives you fomething different from himself , but not the cha- racter which he means to affume . himself , without going into ...
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... give my countryinen of North - Britain an advice not to aim at abfolute perfection in this refpect ; not to fpeak High English , as we are apt to call what is far removed from the Scotch , but which is by no means good English , and ...
... give my countryinen of North - Britain an advice not to aim at abfolute perfection in this refpect ; not to fpeak High English , as we are apt to call what is far removed from the Scotch , but which is by no means good English , and ...
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... give as an inftance of what I mean to recommend to my countrymen , the pronunciation of the late Sir Gilbert Elliot ; and may I prefume to add that of the present Earl of Marchmont , who told me , with great good humour , that the ...
... give as an inftance of what I mean to recommend to my countrymen , the pronunciation of the late Sir Gilbert Elliot ; and may I prefume to add that of the present Earl of Marchmont , who told me , with great good humour , that the ...
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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