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... Critics , 1878 ; J. C. Bailey , Dr Johnson and his Circle ( Home University Library ) , 1913 ; J. K. Spittal , Contemporary Criticism of Dr Samuel Johnson , 1923 ; O. F. Christie , Johnson the Essayist , 1924 ; S. C. Roberts , Doctor ...
... Critics , 1878 ; J. C. Bailey , Dr Johnson and his Circle ( Home University Library ) , 1913 ; J. K. Spittal , Contemporary Criticism of Dr Samuel Johnson , 1923 ; O. F. Christie , Johnson the Essayist , 1924 ; S. C. Roberts , Doctor ...
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... criticism , written when he was yet a timorous candidate for reputation , and therefore laboured with that diligence which . he might allow himself somewhat to remit , when his name gave sanction to his positions , and his awe of the ...
... criticism , written when he was yet a timorous candidate for reputation , and therefore laboured with that diligence which . he might allow himself somewhat to remit , when his name gave sanction to his positions , and his awe of the ...
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... criticism over his prefaces with very little parsimony ; but though he some- times condescended to be somewhat familiar , his manner was in general too scholastic for those who had yet their rudiments to learn , and found it not easy to ...
... criticism over his prefaces with very little parsimony ; but though he some- times condescended to be somewhat familiar , his manner was in general too scholastic for those who had yet their rudiments to learn , and found it not easy to ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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