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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... writing freely concerning the characters of the dead . Damages will be given to a man who is calumniated in his life- time , because he may be hurt in his worldly interest , or at least hurt in his mind : but the law does not 4 Dr ...
... writing freely concerning the characters of the dead . Damages will be given to a man who is calumniated in his life- time , because he may be hurt in his worldly interest , or at least hurt in his mind : but the law does not 4 Dr ...
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... writer in prose , and his language full of Scotticisms , Cibber , who was a clever , lively fellow , and then ... write several of the Lives ; which , ( as we are told , ) he , accordingly , performed . He was farther useful in ...
... writer in prose , and his language full of Scotticisms , Cibber , who was a clever , lively fellow , and then ... write several of the Lives ; which , ( as we are told , ) he , accordingly , performed . He was farther useful in ...
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... write chiefly from their own minds . The Monthly Reviewers are duller men , and are glad to read the books through . " He talked of Lord Lyttelton's extreme anxiety as an authour ; observing , that " he was thirty years in preparing his ...
... write chiefly from their own minds . The Monthly Reviewers are duller men , and are glad to read the books through . " He talked of Lord Lyttelton's extreme anxiety as an authour ; observing , that " he was thirty years in preparing his ...
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... were pre- served by writing alone . * * [ The author did not recollect that of the books preserved Etat . 67 . 1776. The same gentleman maintained , D 2 DR . JOHNSON . 35 conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen ...
... were pre- served by writing alone . * * [ The author did not recollect that of the books preserved Etat . 67 . 1776. The same gentleman maintained , D 2 DR . JOHNSON . 35 conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen ...
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... write was a distinction at first ; but we see when reading and writing have become general , the common people keep their stations . And so , were higher attainments to become general , the effect would be the same . " " Goldsmith ( he ...
... write was a distinction at first ; but we see when reading and writing have become general , the common people keep their stations . And so , were higher attainments to become general , the effect would be the same . " " Goldsmith ( he ...
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acquaintance admirable Ætat affectionate afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked Auchinleck authour Beauclerk believe Bishop booksellers censure character Cibber consider conversation Court of Session DEAR SIR death Dilly dined dinner Dodd drink Edinburgh English Etat favour Garrick gentleman give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope House of Lords Hugh Blair humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John kind lady Langton late learned letter Lichfield lived London Lord Lord Monboddo Lordship Lucy Porter Madam mentioned mind never obliged observed once opinion Percy perhaps pleased pleasure poem Poets Pope praise publick recollect respect Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland sermons shewed Sir Joshua Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked Taylor tell thing thought Thrale tion told travels truth Whig Wilkes wine wish word write wrote