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v. oldal
... plete in itself , and no liberties have been taken with the original text , to which full reference is given . In making the selection and arranging the order of the various Her " genial lik Amusing written by pieces , there.
... plete in itself , and no liberties have been taken with the original text , to which full reference is given . In making the selection and arranging the order of the various Her " genial lik Amusing written by pieces , there.
vi. oldal
... given exactly as she herself gave them to the world . Their best praise is , that after reading Boswell we can yet read them with pleasure . Indeed , if we had had no Boswell , we should still have obtained from Mrs. Piozzi's lively ...
... given exactly as she herself gave them to the world . Their best praise is , that after reading Boswell we can yet read them with pleasure . Indeed , if we had had no Boswell , we should still have obtained from Mrs. Piozzi's lively ...
vii. oldal
... given s , in the Diary ( " Johnsoniana , ” p . 273 ) , and at greater length in the his " Strictures on the History of Ireland " ( p . 336-8 ) . Johnson evidently received Dr. Campbell's advances with re , kindness and courtesy ; and ...
... given s , in the Diary ( " Johnsoniana , ” p . 273 ) , and at greater length in the his " Strictures on the History of Ireland " ( p . 336-8 ) . Johnson evidently received Dr. Campbell's advances with re , kindness and courtesy ; and ...
viii. oldal
... found elsewhere ; for instance , i the account of the acknowledgment by Johnson of the author ship of the . " Parliamentary Debates . " In this Essay also ix given ( pp . 398-400 ) what we know viii PREFATORY NOTICE .
... found elsewhere ; for instance , i the account of the acknowledgment by Johnson of the author ship of the . " Parliamentary Debates . " In this Essay also ix given ( pp . 398-400 ) what we know viii PREFATORY NOTICE .
ix. oldal
Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland Robina Napier. ix given ( pp . 398-400 ) what we know not where else to find , Murphy's fine translation or imitation of Johnson's Latin Poem , written in discouragement and despair after revising ...
Hester Lynch Piozzi, Richard Cumberland Robina Napier. ix given ( pp . 398-400 ) what we know not where else to find , Murphy's fine translation or imitation of Johnson's Latin Poem , written in discouragement and despair after revising ...
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