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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... tion of him , " A robust genius , born to grapple with whole libraries . " I gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day be- fore , at dinner at Sir John Pringle's ; and he was much ...
... tion of him , " A robust genius , born to grapple with whole libraries . " I gave him an account of a conversation which had passed between me and Captain Cook , the day be- fore , at dinner at Sir John Pringle's ; and he was much ...
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... tion . I mentioned Mr. Maclaurin's uneasiness on ac- count of a degree of ridicule carelessly thrown on his deceased father , in Goldsmith's " History of Ani- mated Nature , " in which that celebrated mathema- tician is represented as ...
... tion . I mentioned Mr. Maclaurin's uneasiness on ac- count of a degree of ridicule carelessly thrown on his deceased father , in Goldsmith's " History of Ani- mated Nature , " in which that celebrated mathema- tician is represented as ...
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... tion ; which , however was not decided , as the Court granted an arrest chiefly on the informality of the indictment . No man has a higher reverence for the law of England than I have ; but , with all deference I cannot help thinking ...
... tion ; which , however was not decided , as the Court granted an arrest chiefly on the informality of the indictment . No man has a higher reverence for the law of England than I have ; but , with all deference I cannot help thinking ...
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... tion to go to church with us . We went at seven to evening prayers at St. Clement's church , after having drank coffee ; an indulgence , which I understood Johnson yielded to on this occasion , in compliment to Thrale , On Sunday ...
... tion to go to church with us . We went at seven to evening prayers at St. Clement's church , after having drank coffee ; an indulgence , which I understood Johnson yielded to on this occasion , in compliment to Thrale , On Sunday ...
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... tion ; but one of them may have also fortune and rank , and so may have a double claim . " 1 Talking of his notes on Shakspeare , he said , " I despise those who do not see that I am right in the passage where as is repeated , and asses ...
... tion ; but one of them may have also fortune and rank , and so may have a double claim . " 1 Talking of his notes on Shakspeare , he said , " I despise those who do not see that I am right in the passage where as is repeated , and asses ...
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