The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... told his story in his own way ; and it is certain that he was not a very sturdy moralist . " " This explanation appears to me satisfactory . It is , however , to be observed , that the story told by Johnson does not rest solely upon my ...
... told his story in his own way ; and it is certain that he was not a very sturdy moralist . " " This explanation appears to me satisfactory . It is , however , to be observed , that the story told by Johnson does not rest solely upon my ...
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... told us , " almost all his Ramblers were written just as they were wanted for the press ; that he sent a certain portion of the copy of an essay , and wrote the remainder while the former part of it was printing . When it was wanted ...
... told us , " almost all his Ramblers were written just as they were wanted for the press ; that he sent a certain portion of the copy of an essay , and wrote the remainder while the former part of it was printing . When it was wanted ...
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... told us , he read Fielding's Amelia through without stopping " . He said , " If a man begins to read in the middle of a book , and feels an inclination to go on , let him not quit it to go to the beginning . He may , perhaps , not feel ...
... told us , he read Fielding's Amelia through without stopping " . He said , " If a man begins to read in the middle of a book , and feels an inclination to go on , let him not quit it to go to the beginning . He may , perhaps , not feel ...
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... told us that " Addison wrote Budgell's papers in the Spectator , at least mended them so much , that he made them almost his own ; and that Draper , Tonson's partner , assured Mrs. Johnson , that the much - admired epilogue to The ...
... told us that " Addison wrote Budgell's papers in the Spectator , at least mended them so much , that he made them almost his own ; and that Draper , Tonson's partner , assured Mrs. Johnson , that the much - admired epilogue to The ...
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... told me that " so long ago as 1748 he had read The Grave , a Poem , but did not like it much . " I differed from him : for though it is not equal throughout , and is seldom elegantly correct , it abounds in solemn thought , and poetical ...
... told me that " so long ago as 1748 he had read The Grave , a Poem , but did not like it much . " I differed from him : for though it is not equal throughout , and is seldom elegantly correct , it abounds in solemn thought , and poetical ...
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