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... writer , and as a most amiable man , had known Johnson from his early years , and was his friend through life . What reason I had to hope for the countenance of that venerable gentleman to this work , will appear from what he wrote to ...
... writer , and as a most amiable man , had known Johnson from his early years , and was his friend through life . What reason I had to hope for the countenance of that venerable gentleman to this work , will appear from what he wrote to ...
Pagina xiv
... in his lordship's hand - writing , an inscription of such high commendation , that even I , vain as I am , cannot prevail on myself to publish it . July 1 , 1793 . A CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE OF THE PROSE WORKS * OF SAMUEL xiv ADVERTISEMENT .
... in his lordship's hand - writing , an inscription of such high commendation , that even I , vain as I am , cannot prevail on myself to publish it . July 1 , 1793 . A CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE OF THE PROSE WORKS * OF SAMUEL xiv ADVERTISEMENT .
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James Boswell. THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL . D. To write the life of him who excelled all mankind in writing the lives of others , and who , whether we consider his extraordinary endowments , or his various works , has been equalled ...
James Boswell. THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON , LL . D. To write the life of him who excelled all mankind in writing the lives of others , and who , whether we consider his extraordinary endowments , or his various works , has been equalled ...
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... writing . Since my work was announced , several lives and me- moirs of Dr. Johnson have been published ; the most ... writer who has greatly injured him . Let me add , that though I doubt I should not have been very prompt to ...
... writing . Since my work was announced , several lives and me- moirs of Dr. Johnson have been published ; the most ... writer who has greatly injured him . Let me add , that though I doubt I should not have been very prompt to ...
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... write his life . Almost all the life - writers we have had before Toland and Desmaiseaux , are indeed strange insipid creatures ; and yet I had rather read the worst of them , than be obliged to go through with this of Milton's , or the ...
... write his life . Almost all the life - writers we have had before Toland and Desmaiseaux , are indeed strange insipid creatures ; and yet I had rather read the worst of them , than be obliged to go through with this of Milton's , or the ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1857 |
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