The Life of Samuel JohnsonJ. M. Dent, 1907 |
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... opinion the Publick has confirmed , was the best en- couragement for me to persevere in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In one respect , this Work will , in some passages , be different from the former . In my " Tour ...
... opinion the Publick has confirmed , was the best en- couragement for me to persevere in my purpose of producing the whole of my stores . In one respect , this Work will , in some passages , be different from the former . In my " Tour ...
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... opinion which he has given , 1 that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed so many eminent ...
... opinion which he has given , 1 that every man's life may be best written by himself ; had he employed in the preservation of his own history , that clearness of narration and elegance of language in which he has embalmed so many eminent ...
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... opinion , his volume , however inadequate and improper as a life of Dr. Johnson , and however dis- credited by unpardonable inaccuracies in other respects , contains a collection of curious anecdotes and observations , which few men but ...
... opinion , his volume , however inadequate and improper as a life of Dr. Johnson , and however dis- credited by unpardonable inaccuracies in other respects , contains a collection of curious anecdotes and observations , which few men but ...
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... opinion of Dr. Swinfen . Johnson's eyes were very soon discovered to be bad , and to relieve them , an issue was cut in his left arm . At the end of ten weeks from his birth , he was taken home from his nurse , " a poor diseased infant ...
... opinion of Dr. Swinfen . Johnson's eyes were very soon discovered to be bad , and to relieve them , an issue was cut in his left arm . At the end of ten weeks from his birth , he was taken home from his nurse , " a poor diseased infant ...
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... opinion , when they had such undoubted proofs that it was totally fallacious ; though it is by no means surprising that those who wish to depreciate him , should , since his death , have laid hold of this circumstance , and insisted ...
... opinion , when they had such undoubted proofs that it was totally fallacious ; though it is by no means surprising that those who wish to depreciate him , should , since his death , have laid hold of this circumstance , and insisted ...
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66 DEAR SIR acquaintance admiration affectionate afterwards appeared asked authour Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON Bishop bookseller character church compliments consider conversation death Dictionary dined doubt edition eminent endeavour English Essay favour Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give Goldsmith happy heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL Johnson Joseph Warton kind King labour lady Langton language learning letter Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Bute Lord Chesterfield Lucy Porter manner mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford passage Pembroke College perhaps pleased pleasure poem poet praise publick published Rambler reason received remarkable Reverend Samuel Johnson Scotland Shakspeare shew Sir John Hawkins Sir Joshua Reynolds suppose sure talked tell thing THOMAS WARTON thought Thrale told truth verses Warton wish write written wrote