The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... thought ; " that the muse had come to him in his sleep , and whis- pered , that it did not become him to write on such sub- jects as politicks ; he should confine himself to humbler themes : " but the versification was truly Virgilian ...
... thought ; " that the muse had come to him in his sleep , and whis- pered , that it did not become him to write on such sub- jects as politicks ; he should confine himself to humbler themes : " but the versification was truly Virgilian ...
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... thought he was muttering prayers . His own practice was , perhaps , alluded to by Johnson , in the following passage of his life of Pope . " Of com- position there are different methods . Some employ at once memory and inven- tion ; and ...
... thought he was muttering prayers . His own practice was , perhaps , alluded to by Johnson , in the following passage of his life of Pope . " Of com- position there are different methods . Some employ at once memory and inven- tion ; and ...
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... thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit ; so I disre- garded all power and all authority . " The bishop of Dromore observes in a letter to me : " The pleasure he took in vexing the tutors and fellows has been often mentioned ...
... thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit ; so I disre- garded all power and all authority . " The bishop of Dromore observes in a letter to me : " The pleasure he took in vexing the tutors and fellows has been often mentioned ...
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... thought the de- fects of his own college ; and I have , from the information of Dr. Taylor , a very strong instance of that rigid honesty which he ever inflexibly preserved . Taylor had obtained his father's consent to be entered of ...
... thought the de- fects of his own college ; and I have , from the information of Dr. Taylor , a very strong instance of that rigid honesty which he ever inflexibly preserved . Taylor had obtained his father's consent to be entered of ...
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... thought an abridgement and translation of it from the French into English might be an useful and profitable pub- lication ; Mr. Warren and Mr. Hector joined in urging him to undertake it . He accordingly agreed ; and the book not being ...
... thought an abridgement and translation of it from the French into English might be an useful and profitable pub- lication ; Mr. Warren and Mr. Hector joined in urging him to undertake it . He accordingly agreed ; and the book not being ...
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