The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.J. M. Dent & Company, 1931 |
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... allow very great merit to his composition . Mr. Murphy said , he remem- bered when there were several people alive in London , who enjoyed a considerable reputation merely from having written a paper in " The Spectator . " He mentioned ...
... allow very great merit to his composition . Mr. Murphy said , he remem- bered when there were several people alive in London , who enjoyed a considerable reputation merely from having written a paper in " The Spectator . " He mentioned ...
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... allow , that carrying the rents to a distance is a good , because it contributes to that circulation . We must , however , allow , that a well - regulated great family may improve a neighbourhood in civility and elegance , and give an ...
... allow , that carrying the rents to a distance is a good , because it contributes to that circulation . We must , however , allow , that a well - regulated great family may improve a neighbourhood in civility and elegance , and give an ...
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... allow the Scotch writers to have merit , the late Dr. Rose , of Chiswick , asserted , that he could name one Scotch writer , whom Dr. Johnson himself would allow to have written better than any man of the age ; and upon Johnson , asking ...
... allow the Scotch writers to have merit , the late Dr. Rose , of Chiswick , asserted , that he could name one Scotch writer , whom Dr. Johnson himself would allow to have written better than any man of the age ; and upon Johnson , asking ...
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