The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Derby, 1826 |
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... learned tuition of SAMUEL JOHNSON . The truth , how- ever , is , that he was not so well qualified for being a teacher of elements , and a conductor in learning by regular grada- tions , as men of inferiour powers of mind . His own ...
... learned tuition of SAMUEL JOHNSON . The truth , how- ever , is , that he was not so well qualified for being a teacher of elements , and a conductor in learning by regular grada- tions , as men of inferiour powers of mind . His own ...
Page 62
... learned before , and in the after- noon learns the Latin rules of the nouns and verbs . They are examined in the rules which they have learned , every Thursday and Saturday . The second class does the same whilst they are in Eu- tropius ...
... learned before , and in the after- noon learns the Latin rules of the nouns and verbs . They are examined in the rules which they have learned , every Thursday and Saturday . The second class does the same whilst they are in Eu- tropius ...
Page 75
... slanderers assault in vain ; Whom no base calumny can put to foil : But still the laurel on thy learned brow Flourishes fair , and shall for ever grow . What mean the servile imitating crew , What their vain ÆTAT . 29. ] 75 DR . JOHNSON .
... slanderers assault in vain ; Whom no base calumny can put to foil : But still the laurel on thy learned brow Flourishes fair , and shall for ever grow . What mean the servile imitating crew , What their vain ÆTAT . 29. ] 75 DR . JOHNSON .
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... to , see vol . i . p . 170 of the same . This learned and accomplished lady died in 1806 , at the advanced age of 89.-ED. That any such we what humility he offers to allow G 2 ÆTAT . 29. ] 83 DR . JOHNSON . TO MR. CAVE. ...
... to , see vol . i . p . 170 of the same . This learned and accomplished lady died in 1806 , at the advanced age of 89.-ED. That any such we what humility he offers to allow G 2 ÆTAT . 29. ] 83 DR . JOHNSON . TO MR. CAVE. ...
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... learned schoolmaster , from time to time , being of godly life and conversation , who should have been educated at one of the universities of Oxford or Cambridge , and had taken the degree of master of arts , and was well read in the ...
... learned schoolmaster , from time to time , being of godly life and conversation , who should have been educated at one of the universities of Oxford or Cambridge , and had taken the degree of master of arts , and was well read in the ...
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