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... merit of a contemporary , mixed with a certain degree of vanity , not altogether inexcusable , in appearing fully sen- sible of it ; where can I find one , in complimenting whom I can with more general approbation gratify those feel ...
... merit of a contemporary , mixed with a certain degree of vanity , not altogether inexcusable , in appearing fully sen- sible of it ; where can I find one , in complimenting whom I can with more general approbation gratify those feel ...
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... merit in the execution of the work , I have resolved to adopt and enlarge upon the excellent plan of Mr. Mason , in his Memoirs of Gray , Wherever narrative is necessary to explain , connect , and supply , I furnish it to the best of my ...
... merit in the execution of the work , I have resolved to adopt and enlarge upon the excellent plan of Mr. Mason , in his Memoirs of Gray , Wherever narrative is necessary to explain , connect , and supply , I furnish it to the best of my ...
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... merit as he could conceive . " His next in- structer in English was a master , whom , when he spoke of him to me , he familiarly called Tom Brown , who , said he , " published a spelling - book , and dedicated it to the Uni- verse ; but ...
... merit as he could conceive . " His next in- structer in English was a master , whom , when he spoke of him to me , he familiarly called Tom Brown , who , said he , " published a spelling - book , and dedicated it to the Uni- verse ; but ...
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... merit , had , from his earliest years , secured him a kind reception in the best families at Lichfield . Among these I can mention Mr. Howard , Dr. Swinfen , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Levett , captain Garrick , father of the great ornament of ...
... merit , had , from his earliest years , secured him a kind reception in the best families at Lichfield . Among these I can mention Mr. Howard , Dr. Swinfen , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Levett , captain Garrick , father of the great ornament of ...
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... merit has been honoured by the testimony of bishop Hurd * , who was his scholar ; for Mr. Blackwall died on the 8th of April , 1730 , more than a year before Johnson left the university . This employment was very irksome to him in every ...
... merit has been honoured by the testimony of bishop Hurd * , who was his scholar ; for Mr. Blackwall died on the 8th of April , 1730 , more than a year before Johnson left the university . This employment was very irksome to him in every ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... James Boswell Visualização integral - 1857 |
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