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: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great-Britain, for Near Half a Century, During which He Flourished. In Three VolumesHenry Baldwin, 1793 |
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... most invul- nerable man he knew ; whom , if he should quarrel with him ; he fhould find the most difficulty how to abuse . " You , my dear a 2 Sir , Sir , ftudied him , and knew him well : DEDICATION . iii.
... most invul- nerable man he knew ; whom , if he should quarrel with him ; he fhould find the most difficulty how to abuse . " You , my dear a 2 Sir , Sir , ftudied him , and knew him well : DEDICATION . iii.
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... most minute , I have spared no pains to afcertain with a fcrupulous authenticity , has occafioned a degree of trouble far beyond that of any other fpecies of compofition . Were I to detail the books which I have confulted , and the ...
... most minute , I have spared no pains to afcertain with a fcrupulous authenticity , has occafioned a degree of trouble far beyond that of any other fpecies of compofition . Were I to detail the books which I have confulted , and the ...
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... most valuable man ; a loss of which the regret will be deep , and lafting , and extenfive , pro- portionate to the felicity which he diffused through a wide circle of admirers and friends . In reflecting that the illuftrious fubject of ...
... most valuable man ; a loss of which the regret will be deep , and lafting , and extenfive , pro- portionate to the felicity which he diffused through a wide circle of admirers and friends . In reflecting that the illuftrious fubject of ...
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... most natural and candid account of himself that ever was given by any man . As an inftance , he tells that the Duke of Perth , then Chancellor of Scotland , preffed him very much to come over to See p . 391 , 392 of Vol . II . the · the ...
... most natural and candid account of himself that ever was given by any man . As an inftance , he tells that the Duke of Perth , then Chancellor of Scotland , preffed him very much to come over to See p . 391 , 392 of Vol . II . the · the ...
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... most unhealthy countries , where there are the most destructive diseases , fuch as Egypt and Bengal , are the most populous . " JOHNSON . " Countries which are the most popu- lous have the most destructive diseases . That is the true ...
... most unhealthy countries , where there are the most destructive diseases , fuch as Egypt and Bengal , are the most populous . " JOHNSON . " Countries which are the most popu- lous have the most destructive diseases . That is the true ...
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