The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides, Band 8H.G. Bohn, 1844 |
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... remarked by Johnson , in considering the works of a poet ( 2 ) , that " amendments are seldom ( 1 ) Hawkins says , that he also gave it the preference , as con- taining a nicer investigation and discrimination of the character- istics ...
... remarked by Johnson , in considering the works of a poet ( 2 ) , that " amendments are seldom ( 1 ) Hawkins says , that he also gave it the preference , as con- taining a nicer investigation and discrimination of the character- istics ...
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... remark is made , and Johnson is there speaking of prose . In his Life of Dryden , his observations on the opera of " King Arthur " fur- nish a striking instance of the truth of this remark . — M. ( 2 ) The original reading is enclosed ...
... remark is made , and Johnson is there speaking of prose . In his Life of Dryden , his observations on the opera of " King Arthur " fur- nish a striking instance of the truth of this remark . — M. ( 2 ) The original reading is enclosed ...
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... remarks he ( Dr. Johnson ) makes in every page on my commen- taries , are full of insolent and malignant reflections , which , had they not in them as much folly as malignity , I should have had reason to be offended with . As it is , I ...
... remarks he ( Dr. Johnson ) makes in every page on my commen- taries , are full of insolent and malignant reflections , which , had they not in them as much folly as malignity , I should have had reason to be offended with . As it is , I ...
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... remarks and anecdotes , with a quiet pleasant gravity , that was exceedingly engaging . Never shall I forget the hours which I enjoyed with him at his apartments in the royal palace of Holyrood House , and at his seat near Edinburgh ...
... remarks and anecdotes , with a quiet pleasant gravity , that was exceedingly engaging . Never shall I forget the hours which I enjoyed with him at his apartments in the royal palace of Holyrood House , and at his seat near Edinburgh ...
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... remark to Johnson ; yet he omitted to correct the erroneous statement . ( 2 ) These parti- culars I mention , in the belief that there was only forgetfulness in my friend ; but I owe this much to ( 1 ) He said , on a subsequent occasion ...
... remark to Johnson ; yet he omitted to correct the erroneous statement . ( 2 ) These parti- culars I mention , in the belief that there was only forgetfulness in my friend ; but I owe this much to ( 1 ) He said , on a subsequent occasion ...
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