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... bookseller . " A generous and elevated mind is distinguished by nothing more certainly than an eminent degree of curiosity ; 1 nor is that curiosity ever more agree- ably or usefully employed , than in examining the laws and customs of ...
... bookseller . " A generous and elevated mind is distinguished by nothing more certainly than an eminent degree of curiosity ; 1 nor is that curiosity ever more agree- ably or usefully employed , than in examining the laws and customs of ...
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... bookseller , and that Johnson wrote some things for him ; but I imagine this to be a mistake , for I have dis- covered no trace of it , and I am pretty sure he told me , that Mr. Cave was the first publisher by whom his pen was engaged ...
... bookseller , and that Johnson wrote some things for him ; but I imagine this to be a mistake , for I have dis- covered no trace of it , and I am pretty sure he told me , that Mr. Cave was the first publisher by whom his pen was engaged ...
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... booksellers towards poor authours ! 1 ( smiling ) ! " Davies , zealous for the honour of the Trade , said , Gardner was not properly a bookseller . JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir ; he certainly was a bookseller . He had served his time regularly ...
... booksellers towards poor authours ! 1 ( smiling ) ! " Davies , zealous for the honour of the Trade , said , Gardner was not properly a bookseller . JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir ; he certainly was a bookseller . He had served his time regularly ...
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BIOGRAPHY | 5 |
THE LIFE | 30 |
OF SAMUEL JOHNSON LL D | 37 |
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