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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... 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 ...
... 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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... naturally ; but by checking envy we get the bet- ter of it . So we are all thieves naturally ; a child always tries to get at what it wants , the nearest way ; by good instruction and good habits this is cured , till a man has not even ...
... naturally ; but by checking envy we get the bet- ter of it . So we are all thieves naturally ; a child always tries to get at what it wants , the nearest way ; by good instruction and good habits this is cured , till a man has not even ...
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... natural history of Northumberland , and yet takes no notice of the immenfe number of trees planted there of late . ” JOHNSON . " That , Sir , has nothing to do with the natural history ; that is civil hiftory . A man who gives the natural ...
... natural history of Northumberland , and yet takes no notice of the immenfe number of trees planted there of late . ” JOHNSON . " That , Sir , has nothing to do with the natural history ; that is civil hiftory . A man who gives the natural ...
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... natural abilities , great learning , a moft retentive memory , of the deepest and most unaffected piety and morality , mingled with those numerous weakneffes and pre- judices which his friends have kindly taken care to draw from their ...
... natural abilities , great learning , a moft retentive memory , of the deepest and most unaffected piety and morality , mingled with those numerous weakneffes and pre- judices which his friends have kindly taken care to draw from their ...
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... Natural History of Iceland , " from the Danish of Horrebow , the whole of which was exactly thus : " CHAP LXXII . Concerning fnakes . " There are no fnakes to be met with throughout the whole island . " At dinner we talked of another ...
... Natural History of Iceland , " from the Danish of Horrebow , the whole of which was exactly thus : " CHAP LXXII . Concerning fnakes . " There are no fnakes to be met with throughout the whole island . " At dinner we talked of another ...
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