The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 51
... letters addressed to her by Johnson in the year 1755 , are printed in Mrs. Piozzi's collection ; and a prayer composed by him on her death may be found in his Prayers and Medi- tations . His affection for her induced him to preserve and ...
... letters addressed to her by Johnson in the year 1755 , are printed in Mrs. Piozzi's collection ; and a prayer composed by him on her death may be found in his Prayers and Medi- tations . His affection for her induced him to preserve and ...
Page 60
... letters thus graciously put into my hands , and which has already appeared in publick , belongs to this year ; but I shall ... letter which you will receive from the hands of my friend Mr. Chambers " ; a man whose purity of manners n ...
... letters thus graciously put into my hands , and which has already appeared in publick , belongs to this year ; but I shall ... letter which you will receive from the hands of my friend Mr. Chambers " ; a man whose purity of manners n ...
Page 89
... letter - writing . JOHNSON . " It is now become so much the fashion to publish letters , that , in order to avoid it , I put as little into mine ÆETAT . 72. ] 89 DR . JOHNSON .
... letter - writing . JOHNSON . " It is now become so much the fashion to publish letters , that , in order to avoid it , I put as little into mine ÆETAT . 72. ] 89 DR . JOHNSON .
Page 117
... letter was written at this time by Johnson , on receiving from Mrs. Reynolds , sister to sir Joshua Reynolds , a copy of her Essay on Taste , privately printed , but never published . TO MRS . FRANCES REYNOLDS . " DEAREST MADAM , -There ...
... letter was written at this time by Johnson , on receiving from Mrs. Reynolds , sister to sir Joshua Reynolds , a copy of her Essay on Taste , privately printed , but never published . TO MRS . FRANCES REYNOLDS . " DEAREST MADAM , -There ...
Page 118
... letter he had received from him , as a relick of so estimable a writer . This was in 1755. In 1760 , when Dr. Burney visited Dr. Johnson at i The will of king Alfred , alluded to in this letter , from the original Saxon , in the library ...
... letter he had received from him , as a relick of so estimable a writer . This was in 1755. In 1760 , when Dr. Burney visited Dr. Johnson at i The will of king Alfred , alluded to in this letter , from the original Saxon , in the library ...
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