The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Band 4C. Ewer & T. Bedlington, 1824 |
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... heard him deliver at Edinburgh , had animadverted on the Johnsonian style as too pompous ; and attempted to im- itate it , by giving a sentence of Addison in " The Spec- tator , " No. 411 , in the manner of Johnson . When treating of ...
... heard him deliver at Edinburgh , had animadverted on the Johnsonian style as too pompous ; and attempted to im- itate it , by giving a sentence of Addison in " The Spec- tator , " No. 411 , in the manner of Johnson . When treating of ...
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... heard suggested is , whether there should have been an article of Dr. Amory . But I was con- vinced , and am still convinced , that he was entitled to one , from the reality of his learning , and the excellent and candid nature of his ...
... heard suggested is , whether there should have been an article of Dr. Amory . But I was con- vinced , and am still convinced , that he was entitled to one , from the reality of his learning , and the excellent and candid nature of his ...
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... heard him use during this interview , and it will be observed , he instantly put another ex- pression in its place . Taylor said , a small bull - dog was as good as a large one . JOHNSON . " No , sir ; for , in proportion to his size ...
... heard him use during this interview , and it will be observed , he instantly put another ex- pression in its place . Taylor said , a small bull - dog was as good as a large one . JOHNSON . " No , sir ; for , in proportion to his size ...
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... heard him say any thing witty ) 2 observed , that " if Rochester had been castrated him- self , his exceptionable poems would not have been writ- ten . " I asked if Burnet had not given a good Life of Rochester . JOHNSON . " We have a ...
... heard him say any thing witty ) 2 observed , that " if Rochester had been castrated him- self , his exceptionable poems would not have been writ- ten . " I asked if Burnet had not given a good Life of Rochester . JOHNSON . " We have a ...
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... heard as if spelt with a double e , heerd , instead of sounding it herd , as is most usually done . He said , his reason was , that if it were pronounced herd , there would be a single ex- ception from the English pronunciation of the ...
... heard as if spelt with a double e , heerd , instead of sounding it herd , as is most usually done . He said , his reason was , that if it were pronounced herd , there would be a single ex- ception from the English pronunciation of the ...
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