Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life (v.l, 1709-1765; v.2 1765-1776; v.3, 1776-1780; v.4, 1780-1784)Clarendon Press, 1887 |
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... seem strange to him and uncomfortable , ere long he may be called back to his old task , and in the preparation of a second edition find the quiet and the peace of mind that are often found alone in ' old use and wont . ' May - be he ...
... seem strange to him and uncomfortable , ere long he may be called back to his old task , and in the preparation of a second edition find the quiet and the peace of mind that are often found alone in ' old use and wont . ' May - be he ...
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... seems I judged too well of the world ; for , though I could scarcely believe it , I have been undoubtedly informed , that many persons , especially in distant quarters , not penetrating enough into Johnson's character , so as to ...
... seems I judged too well of the world ; for , though I could scarcely believe it , I have been undoubtedly informed , that many persons , especially in distant quarters , not penetrating enough into Johnson's character , so as to ...
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... seems to me , in my moments of self - complacency , that this extensive biographical work , however inferior in its nature , may in one respect be assimilated to the ODYSSEY . Amidst a thousand entertaining and instructive episodes the ...
... seems to me , in my moments of self - complacency , that this extensive biographical work , however inferior in its nature , may in one respect be assimilated to the ODYSSEY . Amidst a thousand entertaining and instructive episodes the ...
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... seems to have been to make Sport . Dedication to the Earl of Rochford of , and Preface to , Mr. Payne's Introduction to the Game of Draughts . acknowl . Introduction Prose Works of Samuel Johnson , LL.D. 21 Introduction to.
... seems to have been to make Sport . Dedication to the Earl of Rochford of , and Preface to , Mr. Payne's Introduction to the Game of Draughts . acknowl . Introduction Prose Works of Samuel Johnson , LL.D. 21 Introduction to.
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... seems to lay it down as a principle , that every life must be a book , and what's worse , it proves a book without a life ; for what do we know of Boileau , after all his tedious stuff ? You are the only one , ( and I speak it without a ...
... seems to lay it down as a principle , that every life must be a book , and what's worse , it proves a book without a life ; for what do we know of Boileau , after all his tedious stuff ? You are the only one , ( and I speak it without a ...
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