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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... dated , but written about the 15th of March . ] " I AM ashamed to think that since I received your letter I have passed so many days without an- swering it . VOL . III . B " I think there is no great difficulty in resolving THE ...
... dated , but written about the 15th of March . ] " I AM ashamed to think that since I received your letter I have passed so many days without an- swering it . VOL . III . B " I think there is no great difficulty in resolving THE ...
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... passed on that subject . You must , therefore , inform Dr. Horne , that he may resume his plan . I enclose a note concerning it ; and if Dr. Horne will write to me , all the attention that I can give shall be cheerfully bestowed , upon ...
... passed on that subject . You must , therefore , inform Dr. Horne , that he may resume his plan . I enclose a note concerning it ; and if Dr. Horne will write to me , all the attention that I can give shall be cheerfully bestowed , upon ...
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... passed over into Anglesea . But Wales is so little different from England , that it offers nothing to the speculation of the traveller . " When I came home , I found several of your papers , with some pages of Lord Hailes's Annals ...
... passed over into Anglesea . But Wales is so little different from England , that it offers nothing to the speculation of the traveller . " When I came home , I found several of your papers , with some pages of Lord Hailes's Annals ...
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... passed between you and him . It is confidently told here , that before your book came out he sent to you , to let you know that he understood you meant to deny the authenticity of Ossian's poems ; that the originals were in his ...
... passed between you and him . It is confidently told here , that before your book came out he sent to you , to let you know that he understood you meant to deny the authenticity of Ossian's poems ; that the originals were in his ...
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... , By this road , though one of the most rugged in Great Britain , the celebrated Dr. Johnson passed from Inverness to the Hebride Isles . His observations on the country and people are extremely correct , 32 [ 1775 . THE LIFE OF.
... , By this road , though one of the most rugged in Great Britain , the celebrated Dr. Johnson passed from Inverness to the Hebride Isles . His observations on the country and people are extremely correct , 32 [ 1775 . THE LIFE OF.
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