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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... remarks as were greatly for the advantage of the Work ; though it is but fair to him to mention , that upon many occafions I differed from him , and followed my own judgement . I regret exceedingly that I was deprived of the be- nefit ...
... remarks as were greatly for the advantage of the Work ; though it is but fair to him to mention , that upon many occafions I differed from him , and followed my own judgement . I regret exceedingly that I was deprived of the be- nefit ...
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... remark : - " I do not know for certain what will please Dr. Johnson : but I know for certain that it will displease him to praise any thing , even what he likes , extravagantly . " At dinner he laughed at querulous declamations against ...
... remark : - " I do not know for certain what will please Dr. Johnson : but I know for certain that it will displease him to praise any thing , even what he likes , extravagantly . " At dinner he laughed at querulous declamations against ...
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... remark , " that Mr. Fox could not be afraid of Dr. Johnson ; yet he certainly was very shy of saying any thing in Dr. Johnson's prefence . " Mr. Scott now quoted what was faid of Alcibiades by a Greek poet , to which Johnson affented ...
... remark , " that Mr. Fox could not be afraid of Dr. Johnson ; yet he certainly was very shy of saying any thing in Dr. Johnson's prefence . " Mr. Scott now quoted what was faid of Alcibiades by a Greek poet , to which Johnson affented ...
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... remark of Sir Thomas Brown's , Do the devils lie ? No ; for then Hell could not fubfift . " Talking of Mifs- - , a literary lady , he said , " I was obliged to speak to Mifs Reynolds , to let her know that I defired fhe would not ...
... remark of Sir Thomas Brown's , Do the devils lie ? No ; for then Hell could not fubfift . " Talking of Mifs- - , a literary lady , he said , " I was obliged to speak to Mifs Reynolds , to let her know that I defired fhe would not ...
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... remarks , fo as to make very pleafant reading . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , moft modern travellers in Europe who have published their travels , have been laughed at : I would not have would not have you added to the number ' . The world ...
... remarks , fo as to make very pleafant reading . " JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , moft modern travellers in Europe who have published their travels , have been laughed at : I would not have would not have you added to the number ' . The world ...
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