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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Page 92
... death . I confider an authour's literary reputation to be alive only while his name will enfure a good price for his copy from the bookfellers . I will get you ( to Johnson , ) a hun- dred guineas for any thing whatever that you shall ...
... death . I confider an authour's literary reputation to be alive only while his name will enfure a good price for his copy from the bookfellers . I will get you ( to Johnson , ) a hun- dred guineas for any thing whatever that you shall ...
Page 113
... death without effectuating my pur- pofe in any degree , I should keep myself quiet . " JOHNSON . " Sir , you must confider that we have perfect and imperfect obligations . Perfect obli- gations , which are generally not to do fomething ...
... death without effectuating my pur- pofe in any degree , I should keep myself quiet . " JOHNSON . " Sir , you must confider that we have perfect and imperfect obligations . Perfect obli- gations , which are generally not to do fomething ...
Page 122
... death . For this , and another letter from Dr. Johnson in 1784 , to the fame truely respectable man , I am indebted to Dr. John Loveday , of the Commons , who has obligingly tran- fcribed them for me from the originals in his poffeffion ...
... death . For this , and another letter from Dr. Johnson in 1784 , to the fame truely respectable man , I am indebted to Dr. John Loveday , of the Commons , who has obligingly tran- fcribed them for me from the originals in his poffeffion ...
Page 147
... Death of James V. ' in drawing up which , his Lordship has been engaged for fome time . His Lordship writes to me thus : If I could procure Dr. Johnson's criticisms , they would be of great ufe to me in the profecution of my work , as ...
... Death of James V. ' in drawing up which , his Lordship has been engaged for fome time . His Lordship writes to me thus : If I could procure Dr. Johnson's criticisms , they would be of great ufe to me in the profecution of my work , as ...
Page 156
... death be- came one of the proprietors of it ; and now refides in Mr. Thrale's houfe in Southwark , which was the fcene of fo many literary meetings , and in which he continues the liberal hospitality for which it was eminent , Dr ...
... death be- came one of the proprietors of it ; and now refides in Mr. Thrale's houfe in Southwark , which was the fcene of fo many literary meetings , and in which he continues the liberal hospitality for which it was eminent , Dr ...
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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