The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works ... and Various Original Pieces ... Never Before Published ...T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1804 |
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... particular attention by a person of the first eminence in the age in which he lived , whose company has been universally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a Dedication , when I mention that there has ...
... particular attention by a person of the first eminence in the age in which he lived , whose company has been universally courted , I am justified in availing myself of the usual privilege of a Dedication , when I mention that there has ...
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... particular , on which it has become necessary to speak very plainly . I have , there- fore , in this Work been more reserved ; and though I tell nothing but the truth , I have still kept in my mind that the whole truth is not DEDICATION ,
... particular , on which it has become necessary to speak very plainly . I have , there- fore , in this Work been more reserved ; and though I tell nothing but the truth , I have still kept in my mind that the whole truth is not DEDICATION ,
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... particular friends , but of many other learned and ingenious men , by which I have been en- abled to rectify some mistakes , and to enrich the Work with many valuable additions . These I have ordered to be printed separately in quarto ...
... particular friends , but of many other learned and ingenious men , by which I have been en- abled to rectify some mistakes , and to enrich the Work with many valuable additions . These I have ordered to be printed separately in quarto ...
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... particular persons are barren and useless . If a life be delayed til interest and envy are at an end , we may hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a ...
... particular persons are barren and useless . If a life be delayed til interest and envy are at an end , we may hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the incidents which give excellence to biography are of a ...
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... particular , which can throw light on the progress of his mind , is interest- ing . That he was remarkable , even in his earliest years , may easily be supposed ; for to use his own words in his Life of Sydenham , " That the strength ...
... particular , which can throw light on the progress of his mind , is interest- ing . That he was remarkable , even in his earliest years , may easily be supposed ; for to use his own words in his Life of Sydenham , " That the strength ...
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