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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... merit and worth , but not quite to be numbered amongst " the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland . " 2 1 [ After having given to the publick the first five volumes of a new edition of BIOGRAPHIA ...
... merit and worth , but not quite to be numbered amongst " the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland . " 2 1 [ After having given to the publick the first five volumes of a new edition of BIOGRAPHIA ...
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... merit . ” Let me add that the expression " A friend to the Constitution in Church and State , " was not meant by me , as any reflection upon this Reverend Gentleman , as if he were an enemy to the political constitution of his country ...
... merit . ” Let me add that the expression " A friend to the Constitution in Church and State , " was not meant by me , as any reflection upon this Reverend Gentleman , as if he were an enemy to the political constitution of his country ...
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... merit would be known , and he would get forward ; but that the great risk was , that a man might pass half a life - time in the Courts , and never have an opportunity of shewing his abilities . " ! We talked of employment being ...
... merit would be known , and he would get forward ; but that the great risk was , that a man might pass half a life - time in the Courts , and never have an opportunity of shewing his abilities . " ! We talked of employment being ...
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... Merit , sir , what merit ? Do you respect a rope - dancer , or a ballad - singer ? " BOSWELL . " No , sir : but we re- spect a great player , as a man who can conceive lofty sentiments , and can express them gracefully . " JOHN- SON ...
... Merit , sir , what merit ? Do you respect a rope - dancer , or a ballad - singer ? " BOSWELL . " No , sir : but we re- spect a great player , as a man who can conceive lofty sentiments , and can express them gracefully . " JOHN- SON ...
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... merit as an acute and elegant dissertation relative to its subject ; but Mallet's mind was not compre- hensive enough to embrace the vast extent of Lord Verulam's genius and research . Dr. Warburton there- fore observed , with witty ...
... merit as an acute and elegant dissertation relative to its subject ; but Mallet's mind was not compre- hensive enough to embrace the vast extent of Lord Verulam's genius and research . Dr. Warburton there- fore observed , with witty ...
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