The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... London , well known for her elegant assemblies , and bring- ing eminent characters together . The interview proved to be mutually agreeable . I am well informed , that Warburton said of Johnson , " I admire him , but I cannot bear his ...
... London , well known for her elegant assemblies , and bring- ing eminent characters together . The interview proved to be mutually agreeable . I am well informed , that Warburton said of Johnson , " I admire him , but I cannot bear his ...
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... London , Dec. 20 , 1774. " TO THE SAME . " SAM . JOHNSON . " Jan. 9 , 1781 . " SIR , -Amidst the importance and multiplicity of af- fairs in which your great office engages you , I take the liberty of recalling your attention for a ...
... London , Dec. 20 , 1774. " TO THE SAME . " SAM . JOHNSON . " Jan. 9 , 1781 . " SIR , -Amidst the importance and multiplicity of af- fairs in which your great office engages you , I take the liberty of recalling your attention for a ...
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... London . TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " DEAR SIR , -I hoped you had got rid of all this hypo- crisy of misery . What have you to do with liberty and necessity ? or what more than to hold your tongue about it ? Do not doubt but I shall be ...
... London . TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " DEAR SIR , -I hoped you had got rid of all this hypo- crisy of misery . What have you to do with liberty and necessity ? or what more than to hold your tongue about it ? Do not doubt but I shall be ...
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... London morning does not go with the sun . " I waited on him next evening , and he gave me a great portion of his original manuscript of his Lives of the Poets , which he had preserved for me . I found , on visiting his friend Mr. Thrale ...
... London morning does not go with the sun . " I waited on him next evening , and he gave me a great portion of his original manuscript of his Lives of the Poets , which he had preserved for me . I found , on visiting his friend Mr. Thrale ...
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... London . Taverns sell meat and drink , and will sell them to any body who can eat and drink . You may as well say , that a mercer will not sell silks to a woman of the town . " 66 66 is When a bishop He also disapproved of bishops going ...
... London . Taverns sell meat and drink , and will sell them to any body who can eat and drink . You may as well say , that a mercer will not sell silks to a woman of the town . " 66 66 is When a bishop He also disapproved of bishops going ...
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