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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... CONVERSATIONS WITH MANY EMINENT PERSONS ; AND VARIOUS ORIGINAL PIECES OF HIS COMPOSITION , NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED : THE WHOLE EXHIBITING A VIEW OF LITERATURE AND LITERARY bil MEN IN GREAT - BRITAIN , FOR NEAR HALF A CENTURY DURING WHICH ...
... CONVERSATIONS WITH MANY EMINENT PERSONS ; AND VARIOUS ORIGINAL PIECES OF HIS COMPOSITION , NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED : THE WHOLE EXHIBITING A VIEW OF LITERATURE AND LITERARY bil MEN IN GREAT - BRITAIN , FOR NEAR HALF A CENTURY DURING WHICH ...
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... conversation of my countryman , Dr. Butter , then physician there . He was in great indignation because Lord Mountstuart's bill for a Scotch militia had been lost . Dr. Johnson was as violent against it . " I am glad , ( said he ...
... conversation of my countryman , Dr. Butter , then physician there . He was in great indignation because Lord Mountstuart's bill for a Scotch militia had been lost . Dr. Johnson was as violent against it . " I am glad , ( said he ...
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... conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day be- fore , at dinner at Sir John Pringle's ; and he was much pleased with the conscientious accuracy of that celebrated circumnavigator , who set me right as to many of ...
... conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day be- fore , at dinner at Sir John Pringle's ; and he was much pleased with the conscientious accuracy of that celebrated circumnavigator , who set me right as to many of ...
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... conversation , and a reading man . The character of a soldier is high . They who stand forth the foremost in danger , for the community , have the respect of mankind . An officer is much more respected than any other man who has as ...
... conversation , and a reading man . The character of a soldier is high . They who stand forth the foremost in danger , for the community , have the respect of mankind . An officer is much more respected than any other man who has as ...
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... conversation , was not less pleasing than surprising . I remember he once ob- served to me , " It is wonderful , Sir , what is to be found in London . The most literary conversation that I ever enjoyed , was at the table of Jack Ellis ...
... conversation , was not less pleasing than surprising . I remember he once ob- served to me , " It is wonderful , Sir , what is to be found in London . The most literary conversation that I ever enjoyed , was at the table of Jack Ellis ...
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