The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With Critical Observations on His WorksJ. & A. Arch, 1795 - 307 páginas |
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... admirable poem laid the first foundation of his fame . Sir John Hawkins obferves , that in this poem he has adopted the vulgar topic of the time , to gratify the malevolence of the Tory faction ; and Mr. Bofwell candidly allows , that ...
... admirable poem laid the first foundation of his fame . Sir John Hawkins obferves , that in this poem he has adopted the vulgar topic of the time , to gratify the malevolence of the Tory faction ; and Mr. Bofwell candidly allows , that ...
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... admirable effays , we are told by Mr. Bofwell , were written in haste , just as they were wanted for the prefs , without even being read over by him before they were printed . Making every allowance for powers far exceeding the ufual ...
... admirable effays , we are told by Mr. Bofwell , were written in haste , just as they were wanted for the prefs , without even being read over by him before they were printed . Making every allowance for powers far exceeding the ufual ...
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... admirable effays are well known . April 10. 1753 , he began to write in it , marking his papers with the fignature T ; all of which , except those which have alfo the fig- nature Mifargyrus ( by Dr. Bathurst ) , are his . His price was ...
... admirable effays are well known . April 10. 1753 , he began to write in it , marking his papers with the fignature T ; all of which , except those which have alfo the fig- nature Mifargyrus ( by Dr. Bathurst ) , are his . His price was ...
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... admirable . He feems to raise his talents upon a level with those of his poet , upon whose works he fits as a critical judge , to rival , by the luftre of his praises , the splendour of the original , and to follow this eagle of British ...
... admirable . He feems to raise his talents upon a level with those of his poet , upon whose works he fits as a critical judge , to rival , by the luftre of his praises , the splendour of the original , and to follow this eagle of British ...
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... Cicero , and rivals the fineft fpecimens of elegant com- pofition and critical acutenefs in the Eng- lish language . Some caution , however , is 1 1 required to peruse these admirable com- pofitions with advantage t202 ]
... Cicero , and rivals the fineft fpecimens of elegant com- pofition and critical acutenefs in the Eng- lish language . Some caution , however , is 1 1 required to peruse these admirable com- pofitions with advantage t202 ]
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