The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.J. M. Dent, 1925 |
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... published in " The Plain Dealer , " in 1724 , another in 1727 , and another by the powerful pen of Johnson , in 1744 , and all of them while Lady Macclesfield was alive , should , notwithstanding the severe attacks upon her , have been ...
... published in " The Plain Dealer , " in 1724 , another in 1727 , and another by the powerful pen of Johnson , in 1744 , and all of them while Lady Macclesfield was alive , should , notwithstanding the severe attacks upon her , have been ...
Page 126
... published in six duodecimo volumes ; 1 and its authour lived to see ten numerous editions of it in London , beside ... published ; and it is believed that they were published in the next month . The fifth and sixth volumes , with tables ...
... published in six duodecimo volumes ; 1 and its authour lived to see ten numerous editions of it in London , beside ... published ; and it is believed that they were published in the next month . The fifth and sixth volumes , with tables ...
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... published it with his own name to it ; and before the imposition was discovered , obtained con- siderable promotion , as a reward of his merit.2 The celebrated Dr. Hugh Blair , and his cousin . Mr. George Bannatine , when students in ...
... published it with his own name to it ; and before the imposition was discovered , obtained con- siderable promotion , as a reward of his merit.2 The celebrated Dr. Hugh Blair , and his cousin . Mr. George Bannatine , when students in ...
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