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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... are inclined to vis- it London are , I think , not of sufficient strength to an- swer the objections . That you should delight to come VOL . III . A AUG 8 '40 931733 once a year to the fountain of intelligence and pleasure THE ...
... are inclined to vis- it London are , I think , not of sufficient strength to an- swer the objections . That you should delight to come VOL . III . A AUG 8 '40 931733 once a year to the fountain of intelligence and pleasure THE ...
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... once a year to the fountain of intelligence and pleasure , is very natural ; but both information and pleasure must be regulated by propriety . Pleasure , which cannot be obtained but by unseasonable or unsuitable expense , must always ...
... once a year to the fountain of intelligence and pleasure , is very natural ; but both information and pleasure must be regulated by propriety . Pleasure , which cannot be obtained but by unseasonable or unsuitable expense , must always ...
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... once drowned ; 1 I hope , therefore , that the story is either wantonly or errone- ously told . Pray satisfy me by the next post . literary meetings , and in which he continues the liberal hospi- tality for which it was eminent . Dr ...
... once drowned ; 1 I hope , therefore , that the story is either wantonly or errone- ously told . Pray satisfy me by the next post . literary meetings , and in which he continues the liberal hospi- tality for which it was eminent . Dr ...
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... once honour his spirit , and lament that it should be so grievously clogged by its material tegument . It is remarkable , that he was very fond of the precision which calculation produces . Thus we find in one of his manuscript diaries ...
... once honour his spirit , and lament that it should be so grievously clogged by its material tegument . It is remarkable , that he was very fond of the precision which calculation produces . Thus we find in one of his manuscript diaries ...
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... once expressed to him an apprehension , that if he should visit Ireland he might treat the people of that country more unfavourably than he had done the Scotch , he answered , with strong pointed double- edged wit , " Sir , you have no ...
... once expressed to him an apprehension , that if he should visit Ireland he might treat the people of that country more unfavourably than he had done the Scotch , he answered , with strong pointed double- edged wit , " Sir , you have no ...
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