The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volume 8Henry G. Bohn, 1848 |
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... literary inquiry and obliging dis- position rendered him useful to Johnson . Thus : - - : " In the Life of Waller , Mr. Nichols will find a re- ference to the Parliamentary History , from which a long quotation is to be inserted . If Mr ...
... literary inquiry and obliging dis- position rendered him useful to Johnson . Thus : - - : " In the Life of Waller , Mr. Nichols will find a re- ference to the Parliamentary History , from which a long quotation is to be inserted . If Mr ...
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... literary history I do not express with exaggeration , when I say it is wonderful : indeed , his labours have proved it to the world ; and all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance can bear testimony to the frankness of his ...
... literary history I do not express with exaggeration , when I say it is wonderful : indeed , his labours have proved it to the world ; and all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance can bear testimony to the frankness of his ...
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... literary pro- ductions was exhibited also in his conversation , which was various , strik- ing , and instructive ; and perhaps no man ever equalled him for nervous and pointed repartees . His Dictionary , his Moral Essays , and his ...
... literary pro- ductions was exhibited also in his conversation , which was various , strik- ing , and instructive ; and perhaps no man ever equalled him for nervous and pointed repartees . His Dictionary , his Moral Essays , and his ...
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... literary projects at an early period , and which it is remarkable , that after desisting from it , from a supposed scantiness of materials , he should , at an advanced age , have exhibited so amply . His defence of that great poet ...
... literary projects at an early period , and which it is remarkable , that after desisting from it , from a supposed scantiness of materials , he should , at an advanced age , have exhibited so amply . His defence of that great poet ...
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... Literary Curiosities , ' favoured the public with an original memorandum of Dr. Johnson's , of hints for the Life of Pope , ' written down as they were suggested to his mind in the course of his researches . This is none of the least of ...
... Literary Curiosities , ' favoured the public with an original memorandum of Dr. Johnson's , of hints for the Life of Pope , ' written down as they were suggested to his mind in the course of his researches . This is none of the least of ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of ..., Volume 2,Deel 1 James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1835 |
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