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, Volume 3C. Ewer & T. Bedlington, 1824 |
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... London . I stated to him on the one hand some pecuniary embar- rassments , which , together with my wife's situation at that time , made me hesitate ; and , on the other , the pleasure and improvement which my annual visit to the ...
... London . I stated to him on the one hand some pecuniary embar- rassments , which , together with my wife's situation at that time , made me hesitate ; and , on the other , the pleasure and improvement which my annual visit to the ...
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... London , you may easily supply or easily compensate , by enjoining yourself some particular study at home , or opening some new avenue to information . Edinburgh is not yet exhausted ; and I am sure you will find no pleasure here which ...
... London , you may easily supply or easily compensate , by enjoining yourself some particular study at home , or opening some new avenue to information . Edinburgh is not yet exhausted ; and I am sure you will find no pleasure here which ...
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... London what you said to him , and that nei- ther by word nor letter has he made the least complaint of you ; but on the contrary has a high respect for you , and loves you much more since he saw you in Scot- land . It would both divert ...
... London what you said to him , and that nei- ther by word nor letter has he made the least complaint of you ; but on the contrary has a high respect for you , and loves you much more since he saw you in Scot- land . It would both divert ...
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... London , Octob . 1 , 1774. " This tour to Wales , which was made in company with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale , though it no doubt contribu- 1 I had written to him , to request his interposition in behalf of a convict , who I thought was very ...
... London , Octob . 1 , 1774. " This tour to Wales , which was made in company with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale , though it no doubt contribu- 1 I had written to him , to request his interposition in behalf of a convict , who I thought was very ...
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... London , Octob . 27 , 1774. " This letter , which shews his tender concern for an amiable young gentleman to whom he had been very much obliged in the Hebrides , I have inserted accord- ing to its date , though before receiving it I had ...
... London , Octob . 27 , 1774. " This letter , which shews his tender concern for an amiable young gentleman to whom he had been very much obliged in the Hebrides , I have inserted accord- ing to its date , though before receiving it I had ...
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