The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, 4. kötetCowie, 1825 - 664 oldal |
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... says Gay , " calls me a blockhead , and Mr. Pope a knave . " But fortune has always been inconstant . Not long afterwards ( 1717 ) he endeavoured to entertain the town with Three Hours after Marriage : a comedy written , as there is ...
... says Gay , " calls me a blockhead , and Mr. Pope a knave . " But fortune has always been inconstant . Not long afterwards ( 1717 ) he endeavoured to entertain the town with Three Hours after Marriage : a comedy written , as there is ...
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... says Fenton , " will make you sure of a clean shirt and a shoulder of mutton every day . " This counsel was rejected ; the profit and principal were lost , and Gay sunk under the calamity so low that his life became in danger . By the ...
... says Fenton , " will make you sure of a clean shirt and a shoulder of mutton every day . " This counsel was rejected ; the profit and principal were lost , and Gay sunk under the calamity so low that his life became in danger . By the ...
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... says Pope , " was of no avail . " § As a poet , he cannot be rated very high . once heard a female critick remark , " of a Spence . + Ibid . + Ibid . ” He was , as I lower order . " § Ibid . He had not in any great degree the mens ...
... says Pope , " was of no avail . " § As a poet , he cannot be rated very high . once heard a female critick remark , " of a Spence . + Ibid . + Ibid . ” He was , as I lower order . " § Ibid . He had not in any great degree the mens ...
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... say , it is glorious at any age to die for one's country ; and the sooner , the nobler the sacrifice . " I am now older by three years . My uncle Bathe was not so old when he was left among the slain at the battle of Newbury ; nor you ...
... say , it is glorious at any age to die for one's country ; and the sooner , the nobler the sacrifice . " I am now older by three years . My uncle Bathe was not so old when he was left among the slain at the battle of Newbury ; nor you ...
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With Murphy's Essay Samuel Johnson. " You are pleased to say , it is yet doubtful if the Hol- landers are rash enough to make such an attempt ; but , be that as it will , I beg leave to insist upon it , that I may be presented to his ...
With Murphy's Essay Samuel Johnson. " You are pleased to say , it is yet doubtful if the Hol- landers are rash enough to make such an attempt ; but , be that as it will , I beg leave to insist upon it , that I may be presented to his ...
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