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... edition of the English translation of Drelincourt's work , ( which was originally written in French , ) to make it sell . The first edition had it not . liams's room , and drank tea . I mentioned that ÆTAT . 63. ] 139 DR . JOHNSON .
... edition of the English translation of Drelincourt's work , ( which was originally written in French , ) to make it sell . The first edition had it not . liams's room , and drank tea . I mentioned that ÆTAT . 63. ] 139 DR . JOHNSON .
Page 140
... edition of Akenside's works . One bad ode may be suf- fered ; but a number of them together makes one sick . " BOSWELL . " Akenside's distinguished poem is his Plea- sures of Imagination : but for my part , I never could ad- mire it so ...
... edition of Akenside's works . One bad ode may be suf- fered ; but a number of them together makes one sick . " BOSWELL . " Akenside's distinguished poem is his Plea- sures of Imagination : but for my part , I never could ad- mire it so ...
Page 144
... editions of that play . He did not know , it appears , that several additions were made to The Rehearsal after the first edition . The ridicule on the passages here alluded to is found among those additions . They therefore furnish no ...
... editions of that play . He did not know , it appears , that several additions were made to The Rehearsal after the first edition . The ridicule on the passages here alluded to is found among those additions . They therefore furnish no ...
Page 162
... edition of him , has , by coincidence , made the very same remark . Origin and Progress of Language , vol . iii . 2d edit . p . 219. - BOSWELL . Montesquieu , whose condensed style most resembles that of Tacitus , has thus explained its ...
... edition of him , has , by coincidence , made the very same remark . Origin and Progress of Language , vol . iii . 2d edit . p . 219. - BOSWELL . Montesquieu , whose condensed style most resembles that of Tacitus , has thus explained its ...
Page 164
... by Johnson , it could not be expected that scarce and valuable editions should have been lent to him . A gentleman having to some of the usual arguments for drinking added this : " You know , sir , 164 [ 1772 . THE LIFE OF.
... by Johnson , it could not be expected that scarce and valuable editions should have been lent to him . A gentleman having to some of the usual arguments for drinking added this : " You know , sir , 164 [ 1772 . THE LIFE OF.
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