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 3C. Ewer & T. Bedlington, 1824 |
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... characters he used -to give as they appeared to him , both in light and shade , Some people , who had not exercised ... character ; and as his friends were those whose charac- ters he knew best , they afforded him the best opportu- nity ...
... characters he used -to give as they appeared to him , both in light and shade , Some people , who had not exercised ... character ; and as his friends were those whose charac- ters he knew best , they afforded him the best opportu- nity ...
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... character . 6 " I find that the Highlanders and Hebrideans in gen- eral are much fonder of your Journey ' than the low- country or hither Scots . One of the Grants said to - day , that he was sure you were a man of a good heart , and a ...
... character . 6 " I find that the Highlanders and Hebrideans in gen- eral are much fonder of your Journey ' than the low- country or hither Scots . One of the Grants said to - day , that he was sure you were a man of a good heart , and a ...
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... character was Saxon . If he had not talked unskilfully of manuscripts , he might have fought with oral tradition much longer . As to Mr. Grant's information , I suppose he knows much less of the matter than ourselves . " In the mean ...
... character was Saxon . If he had not talked unskilfully of manuscripts , he might have fought with oral tradition much longer . As to Mr. Grant's information , I suppose he knows much less of the matter than ourselves . " In the mean ...
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... character of a political writer , that luxuriance of imagination , or energy of language , will ill compensate for the want of candour , of justice , and of truth . And I shall only add , that , should I hereafter be disposed to read ...
... character of a political writer , that luxuriance of imagination , or energy of language , will ill compensate for the want of candour , of justice , and of truth . And I shall only add , that , should I hereafter be disposed to read ...
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... character , he had been applied to by administration to write politi- cal pamphlets ; and he was even so much irritated , that he declared his resolution to resign his pension . His friend shewed him the impropriety of such a meas- ure ...
... character , he had been applied to by administration to write politi- cal pamphlets ; and he was even so much irritated , that he declared his resolution to resign his pension . His friend shewed him the impropriety of such a meas- ure ...
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