The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Derby, 1826 |
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... 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 heard his brother suggest to him , that a dictionary of the English language would be a work that ...
... 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 heard his brother suggest to him , that a dictionary of the English language would be a work that ...
Page 136
... formed , he gave the definitions of their meanings , and collected their etymologies from Skinner , Junius , and other writers on the subject . In completing his alphabetical arrangement , he , no doubt , would recur to former ...
... formed , he gave the definitions of their meanings , and collected their etymologies from Skinner , Junius , and other writers on the subject . In completing his alphabetical arrangement , he , no doubt , would recur to former ...
Page 137
... formed a club in Ivy - lane , Pater- noster - row , with a view to enjoy literary discussion , and amuse his evening hours . The members associated with him in this little society were , his beloved friend Dr. Richard Bathurst , Mr ...
... formed a club in Ivy - lane , Pater- noster - row , with a view to enjoy literary discussion , and amuse his evening hours . The members associated with him in this little society were , his beloved friend Dr. Richard Bathurst , Mr ...
Page 142
... formed with much study , and had been obliged to keep more than the nine years of Horace , should be revised and altered at the pleasure of an actor . Yet Garrick knew well , that with- out some alterations it would not be fit for the ...
... formed with much study , and had been obliged to keep more than the nine years of Horace , should be revised and altered at the pleasure of an actor . Yet Garrick knew well , that with- out some alterations it would not be fit for the ...
Page 152
... formed from his hints are worked up with such strength and elegance , that we almost lose sight of the hints , which become like " drops in the bucket . " Indeed , in several instances , he has made a very slender use of them , so that ...
... formed from his hints are worked up with such strength and elegance , that we almost lose sight of the hints , which become like " drops in the bucket . " Indeed , in several instances , he has made a very slender use of them , so that ...
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