The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Derby, 1826 |
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... respect of mankind . Had such an advertisement appeared after the publication of his London , or his Rambler , or his Dic- tionary , how would it have burst upon the world ! with what eagerness would the great and the wealthy have em ...
... respect of mankind . Had such an advertisement appeared after the publication of his London , or his Rambler , or his Dic- tionary , how would it have burst upon the world ! with what eagerness would the great and the wealthy have em ...
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... respect from the community , as Johnson himself often maintained . Yet I am of opinion , that the greatest abilities are not only not required for this office , but render a man less fit for it . While we acknowledge the justness of ...
... respect from the community , as Johnson himself often maintained . Yet I am of opinion , that the greatest abilities are not only not required for this office , but render a man less fit for it . While we acknowledge the justness of ...
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... respect , it would be a great satisfaction , as well as an honour to our work , to have the favour of the genuine speech . It is a method that several have been pleased to take , as I could show , but I think myself under a restraint ...
... respect , it would be a great satisfaction , as well as an honour to our work , to have the favour of the genuine speech . It is a method that several have been pleased to take , as I could show , but I think myself under a restraint ...
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... respect , an exquisitely beautiful ode , which has not been inserted in any of the collections of Johnson's poetry , written by him at a very early period , as Mr. Hector informs me , and inserted in the Gentle- man's Magazine of this ...
... respect , an exquisitely beautiful ode , which has not been inserted in any of the collections of Johnson's poetry , written by him at a very early period , as Mr. Hector informs me , and inserted in the Gentle- man's Magazine of this ...
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... have been Johnson's opinion of Birch . See his Life of Johnson , p . 209.-Ed. r See Johnson's Works , vol . i . p . 170.-Ed. much upon your forbearance with respect to the interest , 114 [ 1743 . THE LIFE OF TO DR. BIRCH. ...
... have been Johnson's opinion of Birch . See his Life of Johnson , p . 209.-Ed. r See Johnson's Works , vol . i . p . 170.-Ed. much upon your forbearance with respect to the interest , 114 [ 1743 . THE LIFE OF TO DR. BIRCH. ...
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