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... literary life , had a dispute concerning that poet , of whom Mr Warton , in his Obser- vations on Spenser's Fairy Queen , gave some account which Huggins attempted to answer with violence , and said , • I will militate no longer against ...
... literary life , had a dispute concerning that poet , of whom Mr Warton , in his Obser- vations on Spenser's Fairy Queen , gave some account which Huggins attempted to answer with violence , and said , • I will militate no longer against ...
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... literary character of his age . Amidst a cloudy confusion of words , which hath of late too often passed in Scotland for metaphysicks , he thus ventures to criticise one of the noblest lines in our language : - : - " Dr. Johnson has re ...
... literary character of his age . Amidst a cloudy confusion of words , which hath of late too often passed in Scotland for metaphysicks , he thus ventures to criticise one of the noblest lines in our language : - : - " Dr. Johnson has re ...
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... literary ambition , " Had this happened twenty years ago , I should have gone to Constantinople to learn Arabick ... Literary Club in 1773 , and died August 11th , 1786. — Malone . Literary Club , Mr. Burke began by saying , that 22 ...
... literary ambition , " Had this happened twenty years ago , I should have gone to Constantinople to learn Arabick ... Literary Club in 1773 , and died August 11th , 1786. — Malone . Literary Club , Mr. Burke began by saying , that 22 ...
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James Boswell. Literary Club , Mr. Burke began by saying , that he was a man of gentle manners . ' Sir , ' said Johnson ... literary lady has favoured me with a characteristick anecdote of Rich- ardson . One day at his country house at ...
James Boswell. Literary Club , Mr. Burke began by saying , that he was a man of gentle manners . ' Sir , ' said Johnson ... literary lady has favoured me with a characteristick anecdote of Rich- ardson . One day at his country house at ...
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... literary anecdote : Green and Guthrie , an Irishman and a Scotch- man , undertook a translation of Duhalde's History of China . Green said of Guthrie , that he knew no English ; and Guthrie of Green , that he knew no French : and these ...
... literary anecdote : Green and Guthrie , an Irishman and a Scotch- man , undertook a translation of Duhalde's History of China . Green said of Guthrie , that he knew no English ; and Guthrie of Green , that he knew no French : and these ...
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acquaintance admirable Anecdotes answered appeared Ashbourne asked asthma attention believe Bennet Langton bishop Brocklesby Burke Burney called character club consider conversation curiosity dear sir DEAR SIR,-I death dined dropsy edition eminent entertained expressed favour Francis Barber gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give glad happy honour hope humble servant JAMES BOSWELL kind lady Langton learning letter Lichfield literary live London lord lordship LUCY PORTER Lusiad madam Malone manner mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion perhaps person pleased pleasure poet Pope pounds praise prayers publick racter recollect remark respect reverend Samuel Johnson Scotland seems sir John sir John Hawkins sir Joshua Reynolds suppose sure talked tell thing thought Thrale tion told verses whig Wilkes WILLIAM GERARD HAMILTON wish wonder write written wrote young