The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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Page 73
... sent you a pretty library . There are , perhaps , many books among them which you never need read through ; but there are none which it is not proper for you to know , and sometimes to consult . Of these books of which the use is only ...
... sent you a pretty library . There are , perhaps , many books among them which you never need read through ; but there are none which it is not proper for you to know , and sometimes to consult . Of these books of which the use is only ...
Page 74
... sent forth such balsam as your next brought me . I found myself for some time so ill , that all I could do was to preserve a decent appearance , while all within was z The son of Johnson's old friend , Mr. William Drummond . ( See vol ...
... sent forth such balsam as your next brought me . I found myself for some time so ill , that all I could do was to preserve a decent appearance , while all within was z The son of Johnson's old friend , Mr. William Drummond . ( See vol ...
Page 76
... sent to me , and which con- tained what may be truly called a numerous and miscella- neous stall library , thrown together at random : - ] " Lord Hailes was against the decree in the case of my client the minister ; not that he ...
... sent to me , and which con- tained what may be truly called a numerous and miscella- neous stall library , thrown together at random : - ] " Lord Hailes was against the decree in the case of my client the minister ; not that he ...
Page 80
... sent me twelve copies of the Journey to the Western Islands , handsomely bound , instead of the twenty copies which were stipulated ; but which , I sup- posed , were to be only in sheets ; requested to know how they should be ...
... sent me twelve copies of the Journey to the Western Islands , handsomely bound , instead of the twenty copies which were stipulated ; but which , I sup- posed , were to be only in sheets ; requested to know how they should be ...
Page 82
... sent one of the sermons to Dr. Johnson for his opi- nion ; and after his unfavourable letter to Dr. Blair had been sent off , he received from Johnson , on Christmas eve , a note , in which was the following paragraph . 66 I have read ...
... sent one of the sermons to Dr. Johnson for his opi- nion ; and after his unfavourable letter to Dr. Blair had been sent off , he received from Johnson , on Christmas eve , a note , in which was the following paragraph . 66 I have read ...
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