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 Nearly Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 1G. Routledge & Company, Farringdon Street, 1857 - 300 pages |
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... Lord Chesterfield , however , has justly observed in one of his letters , when earnestly cautioning a friend against the pernicious effects of idleness , that active sports are not to be reckoned idleness in young people ; and that the ...
... Lord Chesterfield , however , has justly observed in one of his letters , when earnestly cautioning a friend against the pernicious effects of idleness , that active sports are not to be reckoned idleness in young people ; and that the ...
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... Lord Chesterfield's speech . I beg you will do so as soon as you can for me , because the month is far advanced . " And 15th July , 1737 , " As you remember the debates so far as to perceive the speeches already printed are not exact ...
... Lord Chesterfield's speech . I beg you will do so as soon as you can for me , because the month is far advanced . " And 15th July , 1737 , " As you remember the debates so far as to perceive the speeches already printed are not exact ...
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... SIR , TO DR . BIRCH . Thursday , Sept. 29 , 1743 . " I hope you will excuse me for troubling you on an occasion on which I know not ... LORD CHESTERFIELD . JOHNSON PUBLISHES THE LIFE OF SAVAGE - 84 [ 1743 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
... SIR , TO DR . BIRCH . Thursday , Sept. 29 , 1743 . " I hope you will excuse me for troubling you on an occasion on which I know not ... LORD CHESTERFIELD . JOHNSON PUBLISHES THE LIFE OF SAVAGE - 84 [ 1743 BOSWELL'S LIFE OF JOHNSON .
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... LORD CHESTERFIELD . JOHNSON PUBLISHES THE LIFE OF SAVAGE - MERITS OF THIS BIOGRAPHY - DISCUSSION AS TO SAVAGE'S PARENTAGE - PREFACE TO HARLEIAN MISCELLANY- " MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS ON THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH " -GARRICK MANAGER OF ...
... LORD CHESTERFIELD . JOHNSON PUBLISHES THE LIFE OF SAVAGE - MERITS OF THIS BIOGRAPHY - DISCUSSION AS TO SAVAGE'S PARENTAGE - PREFACE TO HARLEIAN MISCELLANY- " MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS ON THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH " -GARRICK MANAGER OF ...
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... Sir , the way in which the plan of my Dictionary came to be inscribed to Lord Chesterfield was this : I had neglected to write it by the time appointed . Dodsley suggested a desire to have it addressed to Lord Chesterfield . I laid hold ...
... Sir , the way in which the plan of my Dictionary came to be inscribed to Lord Chesterfield was this : I had neglected to write it by the time appointed . Dodsley suggested a desire to have it addressed to Lord Chesterfield . I laid hold ...
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