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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... myself again in my friend's ftudy , and was glad to fee my old acquaintance , Mr. Francis Barber , who was now returned home . Dr. Johnson received me with a hearty welcome ; faying , " I am glad you are come , and glad you are come ...
... myself again in my friend's ftudy , and was glad to fee my old acquaintance , Mr. Francis Barber , who was now returned home . Dr. Johnson received me with a hearty welcome ; faying , " I am glad you are come , and glad you are come ...
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... myself , they will find me out to be of a particular county . In the fame 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 ...
... myself , they will find me out to be of a particular county . In the fame 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 ...
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... 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 old Mr. Sheridan . Johnson faid to me , " Sir , your pronunciation is not ...
... 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 old Mr. Sheridan . Johnson faid to me , " Sir , your pronunciation is not ...
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... of calling Johnfon forth to talk , and exercife his wit , though I fhould myself be the ob- ject of it , I resolutely ventured to undertake the defence defence of convivial indulgence in wine , though 1772 . 4+ THE LIFE OF.
... of calling Johnfon forth to talk , and exercife his wit , though I fhould myself be the ob- ject of it , I resolutely ventured to undertake the defence defence of convivial indulgence in wine , though 1772 . 4+ THE LIFE OF.
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... myself under a neceffity of obferving , that this learned , and judicious writer has not ac- curately diftinguished the deficiencies and demands of the different conditions of human life , which , from a degree of favagenefs and ...
... myself under a neceffity of obferving , that this learned , and judicious writer has not ac- curately diftinguished the deficiencies and demands of the different conditions of human life , which , from a degree of favagenefs and ...
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