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, Volume 3J. Richardson, 1821 |
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... LONDON : PRINTED FOR J. RICHARDSON AND CO .; G. OFFOR ; J. SHARPE AND SON ; ROBINSONS AND CO .; G. WALKER ; J. EVANS AND SONS ; R. DOBSON ; J. JONES ; AND J. JOHNSON : ALSO , J. CARFRAE , AND J. SUTHERLAND , EDINBURGH ; AND R. GRIFFIN ...
... LONDON : PRINTED FOR J. RICHARDSON AND CO .; G. OFFOR ; J. SHARPE AND SON ; ROBINSONS AND CO .; G. WALKER ; J. EVANS AND SONS ; R. DOBSON ; J. JONES ; AND J. JOHNSON : ALSO , J. CARFRAE , AND J. SUTHERLAND , EDINBURGH ; AND R. GRIFFIN ...
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... London . I stated to him on the one hand some pe- cuniary embarrassments , which , together with my wife's situation at that time , made me hesitate ; and , on the other , the pleasure and improvement which my annual visit to the ...
... London . I stated to him on the one hand some pe- cuniary embarrassments , which , together with my wife's situation at that time , made me hesitate ; and , on the other , the pleasure and improvement which my annual visit to the ...
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... London are , I think , not of sufficient strength to answer the objections . That you should delight to come once a year to the fountain of intelligence and pleasure , is very natural ; but both information and pleasure must he ...
... London are , I think , not of sufficient strength to answer the objections . That you should delight to come once a year to the fountain of intelligence and pleasure , is very natural ; but both information and pleasure must he ...
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... true . I have no right to ask that favour of him . If you could , it would highly oblige me . ' 66 Dr. Blair requests you may be assured that he did not write to London what you said to him 4 [ 1774 . THE LIFE OF TO THE SAME. ...
... true . I have no right to ask that favour of him . If you could , it would highly oblige me . ' 66 Dr. Blair requests you may be assured that he did not write to London what you said to him 4 [ 1774 . THE LIFE OF TO THE SAME. ...
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... London what you said to him , and that neither by word nor letter has he made the least complaint of you ; but on the contrary has a high respect for you , and loves you much more since he saw you in Scotland . It would both divert and ...
... London what you said to him , and that neither by word nor letter has he made the least complaint of you ; but on the contrary has a high respect for you , and loves you much more since he saw you in Scotland . It would both divert and ...
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