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 1National ilustrated library, 1851 |
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... once observed to me , that " Johnson knew more books than any man alive . " He had a peculiar facility in seizing at once what was valuable in any book , without submitting to the labour of perusing it from beginning to end . He had ...
... once observed to me , that " Johnson knew more books than any man alive . " He had a peculiar facility in seizing at once what was valuable in any book , without submitting to the labour of perusing it from beginning to end . He had ...
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... once . In a man whom religious education has secured from licentious in- dulgences , the passion of love , when once it has seized him , is exceedingly strong ; being unimpaired by dissipation and totally concentrated in one object ...
... once . In a man whom religious education has secured from licentious in- dulgences , the passion of love , when once it has seized him , is exceedingly strong ; being unimpaired by dissipation and totally concentrated in one object ...
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... once . ' Ruin seize thee , ruthless King , Confusion on thy banners wait ! ' has been celebrated for its abruptness , and plunging into the subject all But such arts as these have no merit , unless when they are original . We admire ...
... once . ' Ruin seize thee , ruthless King , Confusion on thy banners wait ! ' has been celebrated for its abruptness , and plunging into the subject all But such arts as these have no merit , unless when they are original . We admire ...
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List of Illustrations | xiv |
Mr Boswells Advertisements | xx |
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