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... pleasure . Philology and biography were his favourite pursuits , and those who lived most in inti- macy with him , heard him upon all occasions , when there was a proper opportunity , take delight in ex- patiating upon the various ...
... pleasure . Philology and biography were his favourite pursuits , and those who lived most in inti- macy with him , heard him upon all occasions , when there was a proper opportunity , take delight in ex- patiating upon the various ...
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... pleasure . " ( 1 ) The bargain was for two hundred guineas , and the book- sellers spontaneously added a third hundred ; on this occasion Dr. Johnson observed to me , " Sir , I always said the booksellers were a generous set of men ...
... pleasure . " ( 1 ) The bargain was for two hundred guineas , and the book- sellers spontaneously added a third hundred ; on this occasion Dr. Johnson observed to me , " Sir , I always said the booksellers were a generous set of men ...
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... pleasure of his acquaintance can bear testimony to the frankness of his communications in private society . It is not my intention to dwell upon each of Johnson's " Lives of the Poets , " or attempt an analysis of their merits , which ...
... pleasure of his acquaintance can bear testimony to the frankness of his communications in private society . It is not my intention to dwell upon each of Johnson's " Lives of the Poets , " or attempt an analysis of their merits , which ...
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... pleasures of other minds . " The wide effulgence of [ the blazing ] a summer noon . " In the Life of WALLER , Johnson gives a distinct and animated narrative of public affairs in that variegated period , with strong yet nice touches of ...
... pleasures of other minds . " The wide effulgence of [ the blazing ] a summer noon . " In the Life of WALLER , Johnson gives a distinct and animated narrative of public affairs in that variegated period , with strong yet nice touches of ...
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... pleasure , expatiate upon the mas- terly execution of the Life of Dryden , which we have seen ( 1 ) was one of Johnson's literary projects at an early period , and which it is remarkable , that after desisting from it , from a supposed ...
... pleasure , expatiate upon the mas- terly execution of the Life of Dryden , which we have seen ( 1 ) was one of Johnson's literary projects at an early period , and which it is remarkable , that after desisting from it , from a supposed ...
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