“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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... talked of the mode adopted by some to rise in the world , by courting great men , and asked him whether he had ever submitted to it . JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , I never was near enough to great men to 1 Bishop Hall , in discussing this ...
... talked of the mode adopted by some to rise in the world , by courting great men , and asked him whether he had ever submitted to it . JOHNSON : " Why , Sir , I never was near enough to great men to 1 Bishop Hall , in discussing this ...
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... talked to him a great deal of what I had seen in Corsica , and of my intention to publish an account of it . He encouraged me by saying , " You cannot go to the bottom of the subject : but all that you tell us will be new to us . Give ...
... talked to him a great deal of what I had seen in Corsica , and of my intention to publish an account of it . He encouraged me by saying , " You cannot go to the bottom of the subject : but all that you tell us will be new to us . Give ...
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... talked of making verses , and observed , " The great difficulty is , to know when you have made good ones . When composing , I have generally had them in my mind , perhaps fifty at a time , walking up and down in my room ; and then I ...
... talked of making verses , and observed , " The great difficulty is , to know when you have made good ones . When composing , I have generally had them in my mind , perhaps fifty at a time , walking up and down in my room ; and then I ...
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... talked of the controversy between Warburton and Lowth , which he seems to have read , and asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson answered , Warburton has most general , most scholastic learning : Lowth is the more correct scholar ...
... talked of the controversy between Warburton and Lowth , which he seems to have read , and asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson answered , Warburton has most general , most scholastic learning : Lowth is the more correct scholar ...
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... talked of literary journals , mentioned particularly the Journal des savans , and asked Johnson if it was well done . Johnson said , it was formerly very well done , and gave some account of the persons who began it , and carried it on ...
... talked of literary journals , mentioned particularly the Journal des savans , and asked Johnson if it was well done . Johnson said , it was formerly very well done , and gave some account of the persons who began it , and carried it on ...
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