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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... publick . He died of a fever , made , I am afraid , more violent by uneasiness of mind . His debts began to be heavy , all his resour- ces were exhausted . Sir Joshua is of opinion that he owed not less than two thousand pounds . Was ...
... publick . He died of a fever , made , I am afraid , more violent by uneasiness of mind . His debts began to be heavy , all his resour- ces were exhausted . Sir Joshua is of opinion that he owed not less than two thousand pounds . Was ...
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... publick was thus enforced " Most of the pieces as they appear singly , have been read with approbation , perhaps above their merits , but of no great advantage to the writer . She hopes , there- fore , that she shall not be considered ...
... publick was thus enforced " Most of the pieces as they appear singly , have been read with approbation , perhaps above their merits , but of no great advantage to the writer . She hopes , there- fore , that she shall not be considered ...
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... publick instrument have styled him Doctor of Medicine instead of Physician . Boswell desires , being advocate for the corporation , to know whether Doctor of Medicine is not a legitimate ti- tle , and whether it may be considered as a ...
... publick instrument have styled him Doctor of Medicine instead of Physician . Boswell desires , being advocate for the corporation , to know whether Doctor of Medicine is not a legitimate ti- tle , and whether it may be considered as a ...
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... publick , which I here dare you to refute . Your rage I defy . Your abilities , since your Homer , are not so formida- ble ; and what I hear of your morals inclines me to pay regard not to what you shall say , but to what you shall ...
... publick , which I here dare you to refute . Your rage I defy . Your abilities , since your Homer , are not so formida- ble ; and what I hear of your morals inclines me to pay regard not to what you shall say , but to what you shall ...
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... publick library , though that was insisted on as a reasonable proof , who could forbear to doubt ? Johnson's grateful acknowledgements of kindness re- ceived in the course of this tour , completely refute the brutal reflections which ...
... publick library , though that was insisted on as a reasonable proof , who could forbear to doubt ? Johnson's grateful acknowledgements of kindness re- ceived in the course of this tour , completely refute the brutal reflections which ...
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