The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Derby, 1826 |
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Page 90
... effect ; yet how much reason has there been , both for himself and his country , to rejoice that it did not succeed , as he might probably have wasted in obscurity those hours in which he afterwards produced his incomparable works ...
... effect ; yet how much reason has there been , both for himself and his country , to rejoice that it did not succeed , as he might probably have wasted in obscurity those hours in which he afterwards produced his incomparable works ...
Page 131
... effect of particular study ; but that it had grown up in his mind insensibly . " I have been in- formed by Mr. James Dodsley , that several years before this period , when Johnson was one day sitting in his bro- ther Robert's shop , he ...
... effect of particular study ; but that it had grown up in his mind insensibly . " I have been in- formed by Mr. James Dodsley , that several years before this period , when Johnson was one day sitting in his bro- ther Robert's shop , he ...
Page 145
... effect even upon strong minds than one should suppose , without having had . the experience of it . His necessary attendance while his play was in rehearsal , and during its performance , brought him acquainted with many of the ...
... effect even upon strong minds than one should suppose , without having had . the experience of it . His necessary attendance while his play was in rehearsal , and during its performance , brought him acquainted with many of the ...
Page 149
... effect . Whereas Johnson's abbrevia- tions are all distinct , and applicable to each subject of which the head is mentioned . For instance , there is the following specimen : Youth's Entry , etc. " Baxter's account of things in which he ...
... effect . Whereas Johnson's abbrevia- tions are all distinct , and applicable to each subject of which the head is mentioned . For instance , there is the following specimen : Youth's Entry , etc. " Baxter's account of things in which he ...
Page 153
... effect . It is too well known , that the second George never was an Augustus to learning or genius . 66 Johnson told me , with an amiable fondness , a little pleasing circumstance relative to this work . Mrs. Johnson , single word of ...
... effect . It is too well known , that the second George never was an Augustus to learning or genius . 66 Johnson told me , with an amiable fondness , a little pleasing circumstance relative to this work . Mrs. Johnson , single word of ...
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