The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides;H.G. Bohn, 1846 |
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... knowledge of English literary history I do not express with exaggeration , when I say it is wonderful : indeed , his labours have proved it to the world ; and all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance can bear testimony to the ...
... knowledge of English literary history I do not express with exaggeration , when I say it is wonderful : indeed , his labours have proved it to the world ; and all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance can bear testimony to the ...
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... knowledge ( 1 ) Johnson's Life of Milton . ( 2 ) Mr. Malone thinks it is rather a proof that he felt nothing of those cheerful sensations which he has described : that on these topics it is the poet , and not the man , that writes . ( 3 ) ...
... knowledge ( 1 ) Johnson's Life of Milton . ( 2 ) Mr. Malone thinks it is rather a proof that he felt nothing of those cheerful sensations which he has described : that on these topics it is the poet , and not the man , that writes . ( 3 ) ...
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... knowledge with pedantic ostentation . " French words which [ were then used in ] had then crept into conversation . " The Life of POPE ( 2 ) was written by Johnson con amore , both from the early possession which - ( 1 ) It seems to me ...
... knowledge with pedantic ostentation . " French words which [ were then used in ] had then crept into conversation . " The Life of POPE ( 2 ) was written by Johnson con amore , both from the early possession which - ( 1 ) It seems to me ...
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... knowledge of the world , in short 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 ...
... knowledge of the world , in short 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 ...
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... knowledge and attentive to [ accu- mulate ] retain it . " A mind [ excursive ] active , ambitious , and adven- turous . " In its [ noblest ] widest searches still longing to go forward . " He wrote in such a manner as might expose him ...
... knowledge and attentive to [ accu- mulate ] retain it . " A mind [ excursive ] active , ambitious , and adven- turous . " In its [ noblest ] widest searches still longing to go forward . " He wrote in such a manner as might expose him ...
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