The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Derby, 1826 |
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... letter from bishop Warburton to Dr. Birch , on the subject of biography ; which , though I am aware it may expose me to a charge of artfully raising the value of my own work , by contrast- ing it with that of which I have spoken , is so ...
... letter from bishop Warburton to Dr. Birch , on the subject of biography ; which , though I am aware it may expose me to a charge of artfully raising the value of my own work , by contrast- ing it with that of which I have spoken , is so ...
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... letter , dated Trentham , St. Peter's day , 1716 , written by the rev . George Plaxton , chaplain at that time to lord Gower , which may serve to show the high estimation in which the father of our great moralist was held : - " Johnson ...
... letter , dated Trentham , St. Peter's day , 1716 , written by the rev . George Plaxton , chaplain at that time to lord Gower , which may serve to show the high estimation in which the father of our great moralist was held : - " Johnson ...
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... letter , and asked him to borrow for her , from his father , a Bible in that character . When he was going to Oxford , she came to take leave of him , brought him , in the simplicity of her kindness , a pre- sent of gingerbread , and ...
... letter , and asked him to borrow for her , from his father , a Bible in that character . When he was going to Oxford , she came to take leave of him , brought him , in the simplicity of her kindness , a pre- sent of gingerbread , and ...
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... letter addressed to the above excellent lady , some few days before her death , in 1756 , he again says , " I have returned your Law : which , however , I earnestly entreat you to give me . " It must be confessed , however , that Law's ...
... letter addressed to the above excellent lady , some few days before her death , in 1756 , he again says , " I have returned your Law : which , however , I earnestly entreat you to give me . " It must be confessed , however , that Law's ...
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... letter of Johnson's to a friend , which I have read , dated Lichfield , July 27 , 1732 , that he had left sir Wolstan Dixie's house recently before that letter was written . He then had hopes of succeeding , either as mas- ter or usher ...
... letter of Johnson's to a friend , which I have read , dated Lichfield , July 27 , 1732 , that he had left sir Wolstan Dixie's house recently before that letter was written . He then had hopes of succeeding , either as mas- ter or usher ...
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