“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: ...G. Routledge & Company, Farringdon Street, 1857 - 300 pages |
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... heard in that island , it proceeded thus : - " I dare to call this a spirited tour . I dare to challenge your appro- pation . " This letter produced the following answer , which I found on my arrival at Paris : - 66 À M. M. BOSWELL ...
... heard in that island , it proceeded thus : - " I dare to call this a spirited tour . I dare to challenge your appro- pation . " This letter produced the following answer , which I found on my arrival at Paris : - 66 À M. M. BOSWELL ...
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... heard of you , none of us are able to inform the rest ; but as we are all neglected alike , no one thinks himself entitled to the privilege of complaint . “ I should have known nothing of you or of Langton , from the time that dear Miss ...
... heard of you , none of us are able to inform the rest ; but as we are all neglected alike , no one thinks himself entitled to the privilege of complaint . “ I should have known nothing of you or of Langton , from the time that dear Miss ...
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... heard of at Canongate Head . I must beg , Sir , that you will inquire after them , and let me know what is to be done . I am willing to go to ten pounds , and will transmit you such a sum , if , upon examination , you find it likely to ...
... heard of at Canongate Head . I must beg , Sir , that you will inquire after them , and let me know what is to be done . I am willing to go to ten pounds , and will transmit you such a sum , if , upon examination , you find it likely to ...
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... heard that the Doctor had been lately at Oxford , asked him if he was not fond of going thither . To which Johnson answered , that he was indeed fond of going to Oxford sometimes , but was likewise glad to come back again . The king ...
... heard that the Doctor had been lately at Oxford , asked him if he was not fond of going thither . To which Johnson answered , that he was indeed fond of going to Oxford sometimes , but was likewise glad to come back again . The king ...
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... heard and remembered the circumstance , which Johnson himself had forgot . His Majesty expressed a desire to have the literary biography of this country ably executed , and proposed to Dr. Johnson to undertake it . Johnson signified his ...
... heard and remembered the circumstance , which Johnson himself had forgot . His Majesty expressed a desire to have the literary biography of this country ably executed , and proposed to Dr. Johnson to undertake it . Johnson signified his ...
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