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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... remarkable Cities in Europe from the year 1660 to 1860. acknowl . This he wrote for Mr. Za- chariah Williams , an ingenious ancient Welsh Gen- tleman , father of Mrs. Anna Willians whom he for many years kindly lodged in his House . It ...
... remarkable Cities in Europe from the year 1660 to 1860. acknowl . This he wrote for Mr. Za- chariah Williams , an ingenious ancient Welsh Gen- tleman , father of Mrs. Anna Willians whom he for many years kindly lodged in his House . It ...
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... 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 Ætat . 3 . of his understanding , the accuracy 14 THE LIFE OF.
... 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 Ætat . 3 . of his understanding , the accuracy 14 THE LIFE OF.
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... remarkable , and does honour to human nature . Talking to me once himself of his being much dis- tinguished at school , he told me , " they never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , Johnson is as good a ...
... remarkable , and does honour to human nature . Talking to me once himself of his being much dis- tinguished at school , he told me , " they never thought to raise me by comparing me to any one ; they never said , Johnson is as good a ...
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... remarkable for good breeding ; so that the notion which has been industriously circu- lated and believed , that he never was in good com- pany till late in life , and , consequently had been con- firmed in coarse and ferocious manners ...
... remarkable for good breeding ; so that the notion which has been industriously circu- lated and believed , that he never was in good com- pany till late in life , and , consequently had been con- firmed in coarse and ferocious manners ...
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... remarkable , that there is scarcely any coincidence found between the two performances , though upon the very same sub- ject . The only instances are , in describing London as the sink of foreign worthlessness : < c - the common shore ...
... remarkable , that there is scarcely any coincidence found between the two performances , though upon the very same sub- ject . The only instances are , in describing London as the sink of foreign worthlessness : < c - the common shore ...
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