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 4J. Richardson, 1821 |
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... late Margaret Montgomerie , my very valu- able wife , and the very affectionate mother of my children , who , if they inherit her good qualities , will have no reason to complain of their lot . Dos magna parentum virtus . 4 himself , to ...
... late Margaret Montgomerie , my very valu- able wife , and the very affectionate mother of my children , who , if they inherit her good qualities , will have no reason to complain of their lot . Dos magna parentum virtus . 4 himself , to ...
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... who could get him out : but it was too late ; for he was watched with much circumspection . He said , Dodd's friends had an image of him made of wax , which was to have been left in his place ; and he Etat . 68. ] 7 DR . JOHNSON .
... who could get him out : but it was too late ; for he was watched with much circumspection . He said , Dodd's friends had an image of him made of wax , which was to have been left in his place ; and he Etat . 68. ] 7 DR . JOHNSON .
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... late . There appeared nothing remarkable about him when he was young ; though when he had got high in fame , one of his friends began to recollect something of his being distinguished at College . Goldsmith in I 1 [ He was distinguished ...
... late . There appeared nothing remarkable about him when he was young ; though when he had got high in fame , one of his friends began to recollect something of his being distinguished at College . Goldsmith in I 1 [ He was distinguished ...
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... late Earl of Corke , had a great desire to maintain the literary character of his family : he was a genteel man , but did not keep up the dignity of his rank . He was so generally civil , that nobody thanked him for it . " " Did we not ...
... late Earl of Corke , had a great desire to maintain the literary character of his family : he was a genteel man , but did not keep up the dignity of his rank . He was so generally civil , that nobody thanked him for it . " " Did we not ...
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... late hour in a serene autumn night , looking up to the heavens , I directed the discourse to the subject of a future state . My friend was in a placid and most benignant frame of mind . " Sir ( said he ) , I do not imagine that all ...
... late hour in a serene autumn night , looking up to the heavens , I directed the discourse to the subject of a future state . My friend was in a placid and most benignant frame of mind . " Sir ( said he ) , I do not imagine that all ...
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