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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... poet so trusted before ? " You may , if you please , put the inscription thus : • Maria Scotorum Regina nata 15- , a suis in exilium acta 15- , ab hospitâ neci data 15- . ' You must find the years . " Of your second daughter you ...
... poet so trusted before ? " You may , if you please , put the inscription thus : • Maria Scotorum Regina nata 15- , a suis in exilium acta 15- , ab hospitâ neci data 15- . ' You must find the years . " Of your second daughter you ...
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... Poetry , he says , that " to doubt the authenticity of those poems is a refinement in Scepticism îndeed . " I. B. ] 2 The learned and worthy Dr. Lawrence , whom Dr. Johnson respected and loved as his physician and friend . know whether ...
... Poetry , he says , that " to doubt the authenticity of those poems is a refinement in Scepticism îndeed . " I. B. ] 2 The learned and worthy Dr. Lawrence , whom Dr. Johnson respected and loved as his physician and friend . know whether ...
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... poem from old manuscripts ? His copies , if he had them , and I believe him to have none , are nothing . Where are the manuscripts ? They can be shewn if they exist , but they were never shewn . non existentibus et non apparentibus ...
... poem from old manuscripts ? His copies , if he had them , and I believe him to have none , are nothing . Where are the manuscripts ? They can be shewn if they exist , but they were never shewn . non existentibus et non apparentibus ...
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... poetry first came out , I was much pleased with their wild peculiarity , and was one of those who subscribed to enable their editor , Mr. Macpherson , then a young man , to make a search in the Highlands and Hebrides for a long poem in ...
... poetry first came out , I was much pleased with their wild peculiarity , and was one of those who subscribed to enable their editor , Mr. Macpherson , then a young man , to make a search in the Highlands and Hebrides for a long poem in ...
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... poetry , which he wishes to publish by subscription . I have engaged to take three copies of the book , the price of which is to be six shillings , as I would sub- scribe for all the Erse that can be printed , be it old or new , that ...
... poetry , which he wishes to publish by subscription . I have engaged to take three copies of the book , the price of which is to be six shillings , as I would sub- scribe for all the Erse that can be printed , be it old or new , that ...
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