The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Heritage Press, 1963 |
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Page 113
... person whose life Johnson wrote , was her son ; or shall we not rather believe that the person who then assumed the name of Richard Savage was an impostor , being in reality the son of the shoe - maker , under whose wife's care2 Lady ...
... person whose life Johnson wrote , was her son ; or shall we not rather believe that the person who then assumed the name of Richard Savage was an impostor , being in reality the son of the shoe - maker , under whose wife's care2 Lady ...
Page 145
... persons have entertained , that Johnson was then a retired authour , ignorant of the world ; and , of consequence ... person who had never heard of any one of them . Some of the characters are believed to have been actually drawn from ...
... persons have entertained , that Johnson was then a retired authour , ignorant of the world ; and , of consequence ... person who had never heard of any one of them . Some of the characters are believed to have been actually drawn from ...
Page 292
... person who receives it to be the first in literary merit . At the other examinations , the person thus distinguished may be only the second in merit ; he who has previously obtained the same honorary reward , sometimes receiving a ...
... person who receives it to be the first in literary merit . At the other examinations , the person thus distinguished may be only the second in merit ; he who has previously obtained the same honorary reward , sometimes receiving a ...
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