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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... Language - Thicknesse's Travels-- Anecdote of Sir Godfrey Kneller - Dr . Kennedy's Tragedy - On Shooting a Highwayman - Mr . Dunning - Dr . Campbell and his Wine - drinking- Mrs. Montagu - Mr . Harris - Johnson's Opinion of Wine ...
... Language - Thicknesse's Travels-- Anecdote of Sir Godfrey Kneller - Dr . Kennedy's Tragedy - On Shooting a Highwayman - Mr . Dunning - Dr . Campbell and his Wine - drinking- Mrs. Montagu - Mr . Harris - Johnson's Opinion of Wine ...
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... Language - Moorfields - A singular Character CHAP . LII . 1783. - Increase of London , and its Population - Natural Affections - Duel between Riddell and Cunningham - On Corpulency - Govern- ment of India - Dr . Shebbeare - Payment for ...
... Language - Moorfields - A singular Character CHAP . LII . 1783. - Increase of London , and its Population - Natural Affections - Duel between Riddell and Cunningham - On Corpulency - Govern- ment of India - Dr . Shebbeare - Payment for ...
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... language in which he has embalmed so many eminent persons , the world would pro- bably have had the most perfect example of biography that was ever exhibited . But although he at different times , in a desultory manner , committed to ...
... language in which he has embalmed so many eminent persons , the world would pro- bably have had the most perfect example of biography that was ever exhibited . But although he at different times , in a desultory manner , committed to ...
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... language , would probably have produced something sublime upon the gun- powder - plot . To apologise for his neglect , he gave in a short copy of verses , entitled Somnium , containing a common thought ; " that the Muse had come to him ...
... language , would probably have produced something sublime upon the gun- powder - plot . To apologise for his neglect , he gave in a short copy of verses , entitled Somnium , containing a common thought ; " that the Muse had come to him ...
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... language ; no Chinese perfectly This being the first prose work of Johnson , it is polite , and completely skilled in all sciences ; he a curious object of inquiry how much may be will discover , what will always be discovered by traced ...
... language ; no Chinese perfectly This being the first prose work of Johnson , it is polite , and completely skilled in all sciences ; he a curious object of inquiry how much may be will discover , what will always be discovered by traced ...
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