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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... see if you take away a bird's neft with the eggs in it , fhe will make a flighter neft and lay again . ' JOHNSON . " Sir , that is because at firft fhe has full time and makes her neft deliberately . In the cafe you mention she is ...
... see if you take away a bird's neft with the eggs in it , fhe will make a flighter neft and lay again . ' JOHNSON . " Sir , that is because at firft fhe has full time and makes her neft deliberately . In the cafe you mention she is ...
Page 118
... see there the minority prevailing over the majority . There is no instance , even in the ten perfecutions , of such severity as that which the Proteftants of Ireland have exercised against the Catholicks . Did we tell them we have ...
... see there the minority prevailing over the majority . There is no instance , even in the ten perfecutions , of such severity as that which the Proteftants of Ireland have exercised against the Catholicks . Did we tell them we have ...
Page 128
... foon as you can . Chambers is now at Oxford . ” I again wrote to him , informing him that the Court of Seffion rofe on the twelfth of August , hoping to see him before that time , and expreffing hoping 128 THE LIFE OF 1773- ...
... foon as you can . Chambers is now at Oxford . ” I again wrote to him , informing him that the Court of Seffion rofe on the twelfth of August , hoping to see him before that time , and expreffing hoping 128 THE LIFE OF 1773- ...
Page 129
... see him before that time , and expreffing , 1773 . perhaps in too extravagant terms , my admiration Atat . 64 . of him , and my expectation of pleasure from our intended tour . To JAMES BOSWELL , Efq . " DEAR SIR , " I SHALL fet out ...
... see him before that time , and expreffing , 1773 . perhaps in too extravagant terms , my admiration Atat . 64 . of him , and my expectation of pleasure from our intended tour . To JAMES BOSWELL , Efq . " DEAR SIR , " I SHALL fet out ...
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... See Bofwell's Tour . " In this he showed a very acute penetration . My wife paid him the moft affiduous and refpectful attention , while he was our gueft ; fo that I wonder how he discovered her wishing for his departure . The truth is ...
... See Bofwell's Tour . " In this he showed a very acute penetration . My wife paid him the moft affiduous and refpectful attention , while he was our gueft ; fo that I wonder how he discovered her wishing for his departure . The truth is ...
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Ætat againſt anſwer aſked Atat authour becauſe BENNET LANGTON beſt cafe cauſe confequence confider confiderable converfation DEAR SIR defire dined Engliſh eſtabliſhed Etat expreffed faid fame feemed feen fend fent fhall fhewed fhould firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon ftate ftill fubject fuch fuppofe fure Garrick gentleman GOLDSMITH happineſs Hebrides himſelf hiſtory honour houfe houſe humble fervant inftance JAMES BOSWELL JOHNSON juſt lady laft Langton laſt leaſt lefs letter Lichfield London Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo mentioned mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary never obferved occafion paffage paffed perfon pleafing pleaſed pleaſure prefent preferved publick publiſhed puniſhment queſtion reaſon refpect ſaid SAMUEL JOHNSON ſay Scotland ſee ſeems ſeen ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſmall ſome ſpeak ſtate talked tell themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought Thrale tion told univerfally uſed vifit whofe wiſh write yourſelf