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Samuel Johnson. Stechert 144 APR 2 & APR 28'26 J63b INTRODUCTION " PRAY tell me , " writes Boswell to Johnson ( on the twenty- fourth of April , 1777 ) , " pray tell me about the edition of English Poets , with a preface , biographical ...
Samuel Johnson. Stechert 144 APR 2 & APR 28'26 J63b INTRODUCTION " PRAY tell me , " writes Boswell to Johnson ( on the twenty- fourth of April , 1777 ) , " pray tell me about the edition of English Poets , with a preface , biographical ...
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Samuel Johnson. Johnson's works . The narratives are as entertaining as any novel . The remarks on life and on human nature are eminently shrewd and profound . The criticisms are often excellent , and , even when grossly and provokingly ...
Samuel Johnson. Johnson's works . The narratives are as entertaining as any novel . The remarks on life and on human nature are eminently shrewd and profound . The criticisms are often excellent , and , even when grossly and provokingly ...
Pagina xv
... Johnson ) , 1776 ; The Convict's Address to his Unhappy Brethren , delivered by W. Dodd ( written by Samuel Johnson ) , 1777 ; The Fatal Effects of Luxury and Indolence , exemplified in the History of Hacho , King of Lapland , 1778 ...
... Johnson ) , 1776 ; The Convict's Address to his Unhappy Brethren , delivered by W. Dodd ( written by Samuel Johnson ) , 1777 ; The Fatal Effects of Luxury and Indolence , exemplified in the History of Hacho , King of Lapland , 1778 ...
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JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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