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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... manner , point out her hard fate . But you will be pleased to keep in mind , that my picture is a repre- sentation of a particular scene in her history ; her be- ing forced to resign her crown , while she was impris- oned in the castle ...
... manner , point out her hard fate . But you will be pleased to keep in mind , that my picture is a repre- sentation of a particular scene in her history ; her be- ing forced to resign her crown , while she was impris- oned in the castle ...
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... manners of the people , and the face of the country , are all he attempts to describe , or seems to have thought of . Much were it to be wished , that they who have travelled into more remote , and of course more curious regions , had ...
... manners of the people , and the face of the country , are all he attempts to describe , or seems to have thought of . Much were it to be wished , that they who have travelled into more remote , and of course more curious regions , had ...
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... manners . Johnson informed me , that though Mr. Beauclerk was in great pain , it was hoped he was not in danger , and that he now wished to consult Dr. Heberden , to try the effect of a 66 new understanding . " Both at this inter- view ...
... manners . Johnson informed me , that though Mr. Beauclerk was in great pain , it was hoped he was not in danger , and that he now wished to consult Dr. Heberden , to try the effect of a 66 new understanding . " Both at this inter- view ...
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... degree obstructed or lessened . He complained to a Right Honourable friend of dis- tinguished talents and very elegant manners , with • whom he maintained a long intimacy , and whose gene- Etat . 66. ] 39 . DR JOHNSON .
... degree obstructed or lessened . He complained to a Right Honourable friend of dis- tinguished talents and very elegant manners , with • whom he maintained a long intimacy , and whose gene- Etat . 66. ] 39 . DR JOHNSON .
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... manner which none whoever saw and heard him can forget , " He speaks ill of nobody but Ossian . " 1 Johnson's " Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland , " edit . 1785 , p . 256 . Johnson was in high spirits this evening at the club ...
... manner which none whoever saw and heard him can forget , " He speaks ill of nobody but Ossian . " 1 Johnson's " Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland , " edit . 1785 , p . 256 . Johnson was in high spirits this evening at the club ...
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