The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 95
... edition of Tacitus , with the notes of Ryckius , in three volumes , 8vo . 1730 , was dedicated in very elegant Latin to John lord Carteret , ( afterwards earl Granville , ) by whom she was patronised during his residence in Ireland as ...
... edition of Tacitus , with the notes of Ryckius , in three volumes , 8vo . 1730 , was dedicated in very elegant Latin to John lord Carteret , ( afterwards earl Granville , ) by whom she was patronised during his residence in Ireland as ...
Page 113
... edition ; for the conclusion of Mr. George Grenville's character stood thus : " Let him : not , however , be depreciated in his grave . He had powers not universally possessed : could he have enforced payment of the Manilla ransom , he ...
... edition ; for the conclusion of Mr. George Grenville's character stood thus : " Let him : not , however , be depreciated in his grave . He had powers not universally possessed : could he have enforced payment of the Manilla ransom , he ...
Page 114
... editions , this curious circum- stance of ministerial authorship may be discovered . - BOSWELL . But this comparison could only be instituted by a possessor of the first edi- tion , before the sale was stopped and these ministerial ...
... editions , this curious circum- stance of ministerial authorship may be discovered . - BOSWELL . But this comparison could only be instituted by a possessor of the first edi- tion , before the sale was stopped and these ministerial ...
Page 127
... edition . You are at liberty to make what use you please of this letter . " My best wishes ever attend you and your family . Believe me to be , with the utmost regard and esteem , dear sir , " Your obliged and affectionate humble ...
... edition . You are at liberty to make what use you please of this letter . " My best wishes ever attend you and your family . Believe me to be , with the utmost regard and esteem , dear sir , " Your obliged and affectionate humble ...
Page 132
... edition of his folio dictionary . Mr. Peyton , one of his original amanuenses , was writing for him . I put him in mind of a meaning of the word side which he had omitted , viz . relationship ; as father's side , mother's side . He in ...
... edition of his folio dictionary . Mr. Peyton , one of his original amanuenses , was writing for him . I put him in mind of a meaning of the word side which he had omitted , viz . relationship ; as father's side , mother's side . He in ...
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