“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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... Writes Prologue to Goldsmith's " Good - natured Man " - Boswell's account of Corsica published - Comparison of the Works of Fielding and Richardson - The Great Douglas Cause - St . Kilda - Johnson's Views of Conjugal Infidelity ...
... Writes Prologue to Goldsmith's " Good - natured Man " - Boswell's account of Corsica published - Comparison of the Works of Fielding and Richardson - The Great Douglas Cause - St . Kilda - Johnson's Views of Conjugal Infidelity ...
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... Writer - Boswell elected a Member of " The Club " -Monuments to Eminent Persons- " The Whole Duty of Man ... writes an account of his " Tour " -Letters to George Steevens , his Associate in editing Shakspeare's Works - Death of Goldsmith ...
... Writer - Boswell elected a Member of " The Club " -Monuments to Eminent Persons- " The Whole Duty of Man ... writes an account of his " Tour " -Letters to George Steevens , his Associate in editing Shakspeare's Works - Death of Goldsmith ...
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... writing dedications for others , he considered himself as by no means speaking his own sentiments . Notwithstanding his long silence , I never omitted to write to him , when I had anything worthy of communicating . I generally kept ...
... writing dedications for others , he considered himself as by no means speaking his own sentiments . Notwithstanding his long silence , I never omitted to write to him , when I had anything worthy of communicating . I generally kept ...
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... writer , however , was not the first who suggested this image ; for it is found also in an old book entitled " A Work worth the reading , " by Charles Gibbon , 4to . 1591. In the fifth dialogue of this work , in which the question ...
... writer , however , was not the first who suggested this image ; for it is found also in an old book entitled " A Work worth the reading , " by Charles Gibbon , 4to . 1591. In the fifth dialogue of this work , in which the question ...
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... writing than in not writing . " JOHNSON : " Sir , you may wonder . " He 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 ...
... writing than in not writing . " JOHNSON : " Sir , you may wonder . " He 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 ...
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