The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: comprising a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons ...Routledge, 1867 - 526 pages |
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... allowed to suggest that the nature of the work in other respects , as it consists of innumerable detached particulars ... allow me to read to him almost the work . whole of my manuscript , and make such remarks as were greatly for the ...
... allowed to suggest that the nature of the work in other respects , as it consists of innumerable detached particulars ... allow me to read to him almost the work . whole of my manuscript , and make such remarks as were greatly for the ...
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... allow him , that he may either part with it to you , or find out ( which I do not expect ) , some other way more to his satisfaction . 66 have only to add , that as I am sensible I His Ode " Ad Urbanum , " probably . NICHOLS have ...
... allow him , that he may either part with it to you , or find out ( which I do not expect ) , some other way more to his satisfaction . 66 have only to add , that as I am sensible I His Ode " Ad Urbanum , " probably . NICHOLS have ...
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... allowed it ) con- sisting in adapting Juvenal's sentiments to modern facts and persons . It will , with those ... allow the printer to " alter any stroke of satire which he might dislike . " That any such alteration was made , we ...
... allowed it ) con- sisting in adapting Juvenal's sentiments to modern facts and persons . It will , with those ... allow the printer to " alter any stroke of satire which he might dislike . " That any such alteration was made , we ...
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... allow , that the flame of patriotism and zeal for popular resistance with which it is fraught , had no just cause . There was , in truth , no " oppression ; " the " nation " was not " cheated . " Sir Robert Walpole was a wise and ...
... allow , that the flame of patriotism and zeal for popular resistance with which it is fraught , had no just cause . There was , in truth , no " oppression ; " the " nation " was not " cheated . " Sir Robert Walpole was a wise and ...
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... allow it very high praise . It has been ascribed to Mr. Garrick , from have heard Mr. Garrick declare , that it was its appearing at first with the signature G .; but I written by Dr. Johnson , and give the following He Impartial ...
... allow it very high praise . It has been ascribed to Mr. Garrick , from have heard Mr. Garrick declare , that it was its appearing at first with the signature G .; but I written by Dr. Johnson , and give the following He Impartial ...
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