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. In Three VolumesHenry Baldwin, 1793 |
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... fome defire to go upon this expedition , Sir ? " JOHNSON . " Why yes , but I foon laid it afide . Sir , there is very little of intellectual , in the course . Besides , I fee but at a small distance . So it was not worth my while to go ...
... fome defire to go upon this expedition , Sir ? " JOHNSON . " Why yes , but I foon laid it afide . Sir , there is very little of intellectual , in the course . Besides , I fee but at a small distance . So it was not worth my while to go ...
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... fome dried tongues with us , and fome books . We fhall have a strong built veffel , and fome Orkney men to navigate her . We must build a tolerable houfe : but we may carry with us a wooden house ready made , and re- quiring nothing but ...
... fome dried tongues with us , and fome books . We fhall have a strong built veffel , and fome Orkney men to navigate her . We must build a tolerable houfe : but we may carry with us a wooden house ready made , and re- quiring nothing but ...
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... fome inftances of that faculty well authenticated . His elevated with for more and more evidence for fpirit , in oppofition to the groveling belief of ma- terialism , led him to a love of fuch myfterious dif- quifitions . He again ...
... fome inftances of that faculty well authenticated . His elevated with for more and more evidence for fpirit , in oppofition to the groveling belief of ma- terialism , led him to a love of fuch myfterious dif- quifitions . He again ...
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... fome people thought it a very mean thing . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , it is making a very mean use of a man's powers . But to be a good mimick , requires great powers ; great acute- ness of observation , great retention of what is ob ...
... fome people thought it a very mean thing . JOHNSON . " Why , Sir , it is making a very mean use of a man's powers . But to be a good mimick , requires great powers ; great acute- ness of observation , great retention of what is ob ...
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... fome time , we were inter- rupted by the enterance of Mr. Kriftrom , a Swede , who was tutor to fome young gentlemen in the city . He told me , that there was a very good History of Sweden , by Daline , Having at that time an intention ...
... fome time , we were inter- rupted by the enterance of Mr. Kriftrom , a Swede , who was tutor to fome young gentlemen in the city . He told me , that there was a very good History of Sweden , by Daline , Having at that time an intention ...
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Ætat againſt anſwer aſked Atat authour becauſe BENNET LANGTON beſt cafe cauſe confequence confider confiderable converfation DEAR SIR defire dined Engliſh eſtabliſhed Etat expreffed faid fame feemed feen fend fent fhall fhewed fhould firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon ftate ftill fubject fuch fuppofe fure Garrick gentleman GOLDSMITH happineſs Hebrides himſelf hiſtory honour houfe houſe humble fervant inftance JAMES BOSWELL JOHNSON juſt lady laft Langton laſt leaſt lefs letter Lichfield London Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo mentioned mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary never obferved occafion paffage paffed perfon pleafing pleaſed pleaſure prefent preferved publick publiſhed puniſhment queſtion reaſon refpect ſaid SAMUEL JOHNSON ſay Scotland ſee ſeems ſeen ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſmall ſome ſpeak ſtate talked tell themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought Thrale tion told univerfally uſed vifit whofe wiſh write yourſelf