The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys and Wheeler; and William Pickering, London., 1826 |
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... person , he wrote a very great number of dedications for others . Some of these , the persons who were favoured with them are unwilling should be mentioned , from a too anxious apprehension , as I think , that they might be suspected of ...
... person , he wrote a very great number of dedications for others . Some of these , the persons who were favoured with them are unwilling should be mentioned , from a too anxious apprehension , as I think , that they might be suspected of ...
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... person well known , and superficial readers have passed it over quite smoothly ; while those of more attention have been a It is remarkable that Mr. Gray has employed somewhat the same image to characterize Dryden . He , indeed ...
... person well known , and superficial readers have passed it over quite smoothly ; while those of more attention have been a It is remarkable that Mr. Gray has employed somewhat the same image to characterize Dryden . He , indeed ...
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... persons unable to serve the publick , or who have served it . It is our first duty to serve society ; and , after we have done that , we may attend wholly to the salvation of our own souls . A youth- observes , that , " no doubt , in ...
... persons unable to serve the publick , or who have served it . It is our first duty to serve society ; and , after we have done that , we may attend wholly to the salvation of our own souls . A youth- observes , that , " no doubt , in ...
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... persons of other coun- tries , my admiration of his extraordinary mind was in- creased and confirmed . The roughness , indeed , which sometimes appeared in his manners , was more striking to me now , from my having been accustomed to ...
... persons of other coun- tries , my admiration of his extraordinary mind was in- creased and confirmed . The roughness , indeed , which sometimes appeared in his manners , was more striking to me now , from my having been accustomed to ...
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... person concerning whom sir John Hawkins has thrown out very unwarrantable reflections both against Dr. Johnson and Mr. Francis Barber.- BOSWELL . See sir J. Hawkins's Postscript to his Life of Dr. Johnson , p . 596 , where it is ...
... person concerning whom sir John Hawkins has thrown out very unwarrantable reflections both against Dr. Johnson and Mr. Francis Barber.- BOSWELL . See sir J. Hawkins's Postscript to his Life of Dr. Johnson , p . 596 , where it is ...
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acquaintance admiration affectionate afraid afterwards answered appeared asked Beggar's Opera believe BENNET LANGTON called character church compliments consider conversation court dear sir DEAR SIR,-I dined doctor of medicine Edinburgh edition eminent England English Erse favour Garrick gentleman give glad Goldsmith happy heard Hebrides honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson judge king lady Langton laugh learning letter Lichfield literary live London lord Bute lord Hailes lord Monboddo Lucy Porter manner ment mentioned merit mind nation never obliged observed occasion opinion Oxford passage perhaps pleased pleasure poem publick racter reason remark respect Samuel Johnson Scotch Scotland seemed sir Joshua Reynolds speak Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told Tom Davies wish wonder write written wrote