The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
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Page 12
... letter to Newbery the pub lisher of it , returned his thanks to the author , with an affurance , that it exceeded his own original . This fact Newbery himself told me , and offered to fhew me the letter in Mr. Pope's hand - writing ...
... letter to Newbery the pub lisher of it , returned his thanks to the author , with an affurance , that it exceeded his own original . This fact Newbery himself told me , and offered to fhew me the letter in Mr. Pope's hand - writing ...
Page 25
... letter of Johnson to Cave , on this occafion , is yet extant , and is here given as a literary curiofity : • SIR , Nov. 25 , 1734- As you appear no lefs fenfible than your readers , of the defect of your poetical article , you will not ...
... letter of Johnson to Cave , on this occafion , is yet extant , and is here given as a literary curiofity : • SIR , Nov. 25 , 1734- As you appear no lefs fenfible than your readers , of the defect of your poetical article , you will not ...
Page 26
... letter , by being directed to S. Smith , to be left at the Castle in Birmingham , Warwickshire , will ' reach • Your humble fervant . ' † To this letter Cave returned an answer , dated 2d De- cember following , wherein he accepted the ...
... letter , by being directed to S. Smith , to be left at the Castle in Birmingham , Warwickshire , will ' reach • Your humble fervant . ' † To this letter Cave returned an answer , dated 2d De- cember following , wherein he accepted the ...
Page 28
... letters to the editors . The chief conductors of it , were , Dr. John Martyn , then a young physician , afterwards profeffor of botany in the univerfity of Cambridge , and Dr. Ruffel , alfo a phyfician ; the former affumed the name ...
... letters to the editors . The chief conductors of it , were , Dr. John Martyn , then a young physician , afterwards profeffor of botany in the univerfity of Cambridge , and Dr. Ruffel , alfo a phyfician ; the former affumed the name ...
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... letter , herein before inserted , fo attached himself to Cave , as not to be at liberty to enter into a closer engagement with any other person : he , therefore , in 1736 , made overtures to the Rev. Mr. Budworth , then mafter of the ...
... letter , herein before inserted , fo attached himself to Cave , as not to be at liberty to enter into a closer engagement with any other person : he , therefore , in 1736 , made overtures to the Rev. Mr. Budworth , then mafter of the ...
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