Boswell's Life of JohnsonHumphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1922 |
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... cor- rectness and elegance to do justice to one of the most instructive and entertaining works in the English language . — April 8 , 1799 . EDMOND MALONE . A CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE OF THE PROSE WORKS1 OF SAMUEL JOHNSON B 3.
... cor- rectness and elegance to do justice to one of the most instructive and entertaining works in the English language . — April 8 , 1799 . EDMOND MALONE . A CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE OF THE PROSE WORKS1 OF SAMUEL JOHNSON B 3.
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... proposals for a new Edition of that Poet . acknowl . 1747. Plan for a Dictionary of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE , addressed to Philip Dormer , Earl of Chesterfield . acknowl . 12 1748 . A CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE OF THE For the.
... proposals for a new Edition of that Poet . acknowl . 1747. Plan for a Dictionary of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE , addressed to Philip Dormer , Earl of Chesterfield . acknowl . 12 1748 . A CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE OF THE For the.
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... language “ more tuneable than needs or rhyme or verse to add more harmony . " ' The above little verses also shew that superstitious bias which " grew with his growth , and strengthened with his strength , " and , of late years ...
... language “ more tuneable than needs or rhyme or verse to add more harmony . " ' The above little verses also shew that superstitious bias which " grew with his growth , and strengthened with his strength , " and , of late years ...
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... language , would probably have produced something sublime upon the gunpowder plot . To apologise for his neglect , he gave in a short copy of verses , entitled Somnium , containing a common thought ; that the Muse had come to him in his ...
... language , would probably have produced something sublime upon the gunpowder plot . To apologise for his neglect , he gave in a short copy of verses , entitled Somnium , containing a common thought ; that the Muse had come to him in his ...
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... language that contained the information he most wished for ; but from the pain which guilt [ namely having omitted to read what he did not understand ] had given him , he now began to deduce the soul's immortality [ a sensation of pain ...
... language that contained the information he most wished for ; but from the pain which guilt [ namely having omitted to read what he did not understand ] had given him , he now began to deduce the soul's immortality [ a sensation of pain ...
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acknowl acquaintance admiration affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked authour Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON booksellers character church compliments consider conversation dear Sir death Dictionary dined doubt edition eminent English favour Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give Goldsmith happy heard Hebrides honour hope house of Stuart humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John kind King lady Langton language learning letter Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Chesterfield Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter manner mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford perhaps pleased pleasure poem poet praise publick published Rambler reason recollect remarkable Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotch Scotland Shakspeare shew Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing THOMAS WARTON thought Thrale tion told truth verses WARTON Whig wish wonder write written wrote