The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition Never Before Published: the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished, Volume 5C. Ewer & T. Bedlington, 1824 |
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... wish , and perhaps been of- fended . I therefore concerted with Mr. Dilly , that I should steal away from Dr. Johnson and him , and try what reception I could procure from Mr. Young ; if un- favourable , nothing was to be said ; but if ...
... wish , and perhaps been of- fended . I therefore concerted with Mr. Dilly , that I should steal away from Dr. Johnson and him , and try what reception I could procure from Mr. Young ; if un- favourable , nothing was to be said ; but if ...
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... wish to do no ill , and to be benevolent to all mankind . " He looked at me with a benignant indulgence ; but took occasion to give me wise and sal- utary caution . " Do not , sir , accustom yourself to trust to impressions . There is a ...
... wish to do no ill , and to be benevolent to all mankind . " He looked at me with a benignant indulgence ; but took occasion to give me wise and sal- utary caution . " Do not , sir , accustom yourself to trust to impressions . There is a ...
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... wish that a better provision were made for parish - clerks . JOHNSON . " Yes , sir , a parish - clerk should be a man who is able to make a will , or write a letter for any body in the parish . " I mentioned Lord Monboddo's notion ...
... wish that a better provision were made for parish - clerks . JOHNSON . " Yes , sir , a parish - clerk should be a man who is able to make a will , or write a letter for any body in the parish . " I mentioned Lord Monboddo's notion ...
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... wish that I had copies of all the pamphlets written against me , as it is said Pope had . Had I known that I should make so much noise in the world , I should have been at pains to collect them . I believe there is hardly a day in which ...
... wish that I had copies of all the pamphlets written against me , as it is said Pope had . Had I known that I should make so much noise in the world , I should have been at pains to collect them . I believe there is hardly a day in which ...
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... wish all the Scotch gentlemen should be educated in England ; Scot- land would become a province ; they would spend all their rents in England . " This is a subject of much consequence , and much delicacy . The advantage of an English ...
... wish all the Scotch gentlemen should be educated in England ; Scot- land would become a province ; they would spend all their rents in England . " This is a subject of much consequence , and much delicacy . The advantage of an English ...
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