The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works ... and Various Original Pieces ... Never Before Published ...T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1804 |
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... letter for more than two years , for which it will ap- pear that he afterwards apologised . He was , however , at all times ready to give assist- ance to his friends , and others , in revising their works , and in writing for them , or ...
... letter for more than two years , for which it will ap- pear that he afterwards apologised . He was , however , at all times ready to give assist- ance to his friends , and others , in revising their works , and in writing for them , or ...
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... letter in it . I think it looks very pretty about me . 66 Dyer , * is constant at THE CLUB ; Hawkins is remiss ; I am not over diligent . Dr. Nugent , Dr. Goldsmith , and Mr. Reynolds , are very constant . Mr. Lye is printing his Saxon ...
... letter in it . I think it looks very pretty about me . 66 Dyer , * is constant at THE CLUB ; Hawkins is remiss ; I am not over diligent . Dr. Nugent , Dr. Goldsmith , and Mr. Reynolds , are very constant . Mr. Lye is printing his Saxon ...
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... letter that " On my first return to my native country , after some years of absence , I was told of a vast number of my acquaintance who were all gone to the land of forgetfulness , and I found myself like a man stalking over a field of ...
... letter that " On my first return to my native country , after some years of absence , I was told of a vast number of my acquaintance who were all gone to the land of forgetfulness , and I found myself like a man stalking over a field of ...
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... punishment which you have * The passage omitted explained the transaction to which the preceding letter had alluded . Etat . $ 7 . decreed for me unheard . 23 THE LIFE OF "If, therefore the profession you have chosen has ...
... punishment which you have * The passage omitted explained the transaction to which the preceding letter had alluded . Etat . $ 7 . decreed for me unheard . 23 THE LIFE OF "If, therefore the profession you have chosen has ...
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... letter , not intended for pub- lication , which has , perhaps , as strong marks of his sentiment and style , as any of his compositions . The original is in my possession . It is addressed to the Etat . 57 . 1766. late Mr. William ...
... letter , not intended for pub- lication , which has , perhaps , as strong marks of his sentiment and style , as any of his compositions . The original is in my possession . It is addressed to the Etat . 57 . 1766. late Mr. William ...
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