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" was particular in this writer, that, when he had taken his resolution, or made his plan for what he designed to write, he would walk about a room, and dictate it into language, with as much freedom and ease as any one could write it down, and attend... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 113
by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823
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The Life of Joseph Addison, Esq; Extracted from No III. and IV. of the ...

Authors, English - 1733 - 136 pages
...particular in this writer, that when he had taken his refolution, or made his plan for what he defigned to write, he would walk about a room, and dictate it into language with as much freedom and eafe as any one could write it down, and attend to the coherence and grammar of what he didlated. ....
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The British Magazine, Or, Monthly Repository for Gentlemen & Ladies

English literature - 742 pages
...particular in this Wfiiet, that when he had taken his reColution, or made his plan for what he defigned to write, he would walk about a room, and dictate it into language, with as much freedom and eafe as any one could write it down, and attend to the coherence and grammar of what he dicta'red."...
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The British Magazine, Or, Monthly Repository for Gentlemen & Ladies, Volume 2

English literature - 796 pages
...to write, he would walk about a room, and tíldate it into langnage, with as much freedom and eafe as any one could write it down, and attend to the coherence and grarnmarof what he dictated." By the Great he was always revered and efleemed. To attempt the reckoning...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 258 pages
...particular in this writer, that, when " he had taken his refolution, or made " his plan for what he defigned to •'' write, 'he .would walk about a room, " and...dictate it into language with as " much freedom and eafe as any one t1 could write it down, and attend to •" the coherence and grammar .of what ".he.didated."...
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The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...in this writer, that, when " he had taken his relblution, or made " .his plan for what he defigned to " write, he would walk about a room, " and dictate it into language with as " much freedom and eafe as any one " could write it down, and attend to •" the coherence and grammar of what M he didated."...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 254 pages
...this writer, that, when *•* he had taken his refolution, or made " his plan for what he defigned to " write, he would walk about a room, « and .dictate it into language with- as ** much freedom arid eafe as any one " could write it down, and attend' to *< the coherence and grammar of what M he...
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prefaces, biographical and critical, to the works of the english poets.

samuel johnson - 1781 - 258 pages
...particular in this writer, that, when f( he had taken his refolution, or made "his plan for what he defigned to " write, he would walk about a room, " and dictate it into 'language with .is '*' rhudh -freedom and eafe as any one <f could write it down, and attend to •" the coherence...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Dryden. Smith. Duke. King ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 484 pages
...had taken " his refolution, or made his plan for what *« he defigned to write, he would walkabout " a room, and dictate it into language with " as much freedom and eafe as any one could " write it down, and attend to the coherence " and grammar of what he dictated."...
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Letters to and from his friends and patrons

Sir Richard Steele - Authors, English - 1787 - 560 pages
...defigned towrite, he would walk about the room, and dictate it into language with as much freedom and eafe as any one could write it down, and attend to the coherence and grammar of wliat he dictated. I have bees often thus employed by him, and never took it into my head, though he...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...pence. 7 «that, " that, when he had taken his refolution, or made " his plan for what he defigned to write, he would *' walk about a room, and dictate it into language " with as much freedom and eafe as any one could " write it down, and attend to the coherence and " grammar of what he dictated."...
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