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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... 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 fays in his character . " BOSWELL . " I don't think Foote a good mimick , Sir . " JOHNSON ...
... 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 fays in his character . " BOSWELL . " I don't think Foote a good mimick , Sir . " JOHNSON ...
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... manner , Dunning may be found out to be a Devonshire man . So moft Scotchmen may be found out . But , Sir , little aberrations are of no difadvantage . I never catched Mallet in a Scotch accent ; and yet Mallet , I fuppofe , was paft ...
... manner , Dunning may be found out to be a Devonshire man . So moft Scotchmen may be found out . But , Sir , little aberrations are of no difadvantage . I never catched Mallet in a Scotch accent ; and yet Mallet , I fuppofe , was paft ...
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... has produced . " Tom Jones " has stood the test of publick opi- nion with fuch fuccefs , as to have established its great merit , both for the story , the fentiments , and and the manners , and also the varieties of diction 30 THE LIFE OF.
... has produced . " Tom Jones " has stood the test of publick opi- nion with fuch fuccefs , as to have established its great merit , both for the story , the fentiments , and and the manners , and also the varieties of diction 30 THE LIFE OF.
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... manners , and also the varieties of diction , 1772 . fo as to leave no doubt of its having an animated Etat . 63 . truth of execution throughout . A book of travels , lately published under the title of Coriat Junior , and written by Mr ...
... manners , and also the varieties of diction , 1772 . fo as to leave no doubt of its having an animated Etat . 63 . truth of execution throughout . A book of travels , lately published under the title of Coriat Junior , and written by Mr ...
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... manner ; and fo far as I have been able to recollect , his thoughts were these : " Sir , as men become in a high degree refined , various causes of offence arife ; which are confidered to be of fuch import- ance , that life must be ...
... manner ; and fo far as I have been able to recollect , his thoughts were these : " Sir , as men become in a high degree refined , various causes of offence arife ; which are confidered to be of fuch import- ance , that life must be ...
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