The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With Critical Observations on His WorksJ. & A. Arch, 1795 - 307 oldal |
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... period , to go through the la- borious task of digesting and arranging the immense mass of materials , which his own diligence , and the kindness of others , had furnished him , and of forming the history of his life ; which was ...
... period , to go through the la- borious task of digesting and arranging the immense mass of materials , which his own diligence , and the kindness of others , had furnished him , and of forming the history of his life ; which was ...
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... period of infancy , all chil- dren are prodigies of form and under- ftanding to their parents . With a natu- ral fondness , they exaggerate every symp- tom of fenfe into the perfection of wif- dom , and defcribe every feature with an ...
... period of infancy , all chil- dren are prodigies of form and under- ftanding to their parents . With a natu- ral fondness , they exaggerate every symp- tom of fenfe into the perfection of wif- dom , and defcribe every feature with an ...
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... of chi- valry . He read Shakspeare at a period fo early , that the fpeech of the ghost in " Hamlet " terrified him when he was alone . Horace's odes were the compofi- tions he most liked in early life ; but it [ 22 ]
... of chi- valry . He read Shakspeare at a period fo early , that the fpeech of the ghost in " Hamlet " terrified him when he was alone . Horace's odes were the compofi- tions he most liked in early life ; but it [ 22 ]
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... period , he wished to engage more closely with Mr. Cave , and propofed to him , in a letter dated Greenwich , July 12. 1737 , to undertake a translation of Fa- ther Paul Sarpi's History of the Council 66 of Trent , " from the French ...
... period , he wished to engage more closely with Mr. Cave , and propofed to him , in a letter dated Greenwich , July 12. 1737 , to undertake a translation of Fa- ther Paul Sarpi's History of the Council 66 of Trent , " from the French ...
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... period of his life is lost in saying that he was the hire- ling of Mr. Cave . The narrative is little diverfified by the enumeration of his con- tributions . But the publications of a wri- ter , like the battles and fieges of a general ...
... period of his life is lost in saying that he was the hire- ling of Mr. Cave . The narrative is little diverfified by the enumeration of his con- tributions . But the publications of a wri- ter , like the battles and fieges of a general ...
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