The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.Dent, 1949 |
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... Gentleman's Magazine estab- lished . Cowper and Churchill born . Defoe died . 1732. Johnson an usher at the Market - Bosworth School . Pope's Essay on Man ( Epistles I. and II . ) . Gay died . 1733. Johnson , living chiefly at ...
... Gentleman's Magazine estab- lished . Cowper and Churchill born . Defoe died . 1732. Johnson an usher at the Market - Bosworth School . Pope's Essay on Man ( Epistles I. and II . ) . Gay died . 1733. Johnson , living chiefly at ...
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... Gentleman's Magazine : " SIR , 66 To MR . CAVE . Nov. 25 , 1734 . " As you appear no less sensible than your readers of the defects of your poetical article , you will not be displeased , if in order to the improvement of it , I ...
... Gentleman's Magazine : " SIR , 66 To MR . CAVE . Nov. 25 , 1734 . " As you appear no less sensible than your readers of the defects of your poetical article , you will not be displeased , if in order to the improvement of it , I ...
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... GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE , begun and carried on by Mr. Edward Cave , under the name of SYLVANUS URBAN , had attracted the notice and esteem of Johnson , in an eminent degree , before he came to London as an adventurer in literature . He ...
... GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE , begun and carried on by Mr. Edward Cave , under the name of SYLVANUS URBAN , had attracted the notice and esteem of Johnson , in an eminent degree , before he came to London as an adventurer in literature . He ...
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