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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... talked of the mode adopted by some to rise in the world , by courting great men , and asked him whether he had ever submitted to it . JoHNSON . " Why , Sir , I never was near enough to great men to court them . You may be prudently ...
... talked of the mode adopted by some to rise in the world , by courting great men , and asked him whether he had ever submitted to it . JoHNSON . " Why , Sir , I never was near enough to great men to court them . You may be prudently ...
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... talked to him a great deal of what I had seen in Corsica , and of my intention to publish an account of it . He encouraged me by saying , " You cannot go to the bottom of the subject ; but all that you tell us will be new to us . Give ...
... talked to him a great deal of what I had seen in Corsica , and of my intention to publish an account of it . He encouraged me by saying , " You cannot go to the bottom of the subject ; but all that you tell us will be new to us . Give ...
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... talked of making verses , and observed , " The ones . great difficulty is to know when you have made good When composing , I have generally had them in my mind , perhaps fifty at a time , walking up and down in my room ; and then I have ...
... talked of making verses , and observed , " The ones . great difficulty is to know when you have made good When composing , I have generally had them in my mind , perhaps fifty at a time , walking up and down in my room ; and then I have ...
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... talked of the controversy between Warburton and Lowth , which he seemed to have read , and asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson answered , " Warburton has most general , most scholastick learning ; Lowth is . the more correct ...
... talked of the controversy between Warburton and Lowth , which he seemed to have read , and asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson answered , " Warburton has most general , most scholastick learning ; Lowth is . the more correct ...
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... talked of literary journals , men- tioned paticularly the Journal des Savans , and asked Johnson if it was well done . Johnson said , it was formerly very well done , and gave some account of the persons who began it , and carried it on ...
... talked of literary journals , men- tioned paticularly the Journal des Savans , and asked Johnson if it was well done . Johnson said , it was formerly very well done , and gave some account of the persons who began it , and carried it on ...
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