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... Dictionary came to be inscribed to lord Chesterfield , was this : I had neg- lected to write it by the time appointed . Dodsley sug- gested a desire to have it addressed to lord Chesterfield . I laid hold of this as a pretext for delay ...
... Dictionary came to be inscribed to lord Chesterfield , was this : I had neg- lected to write it by the time appointed . Dodsley sug- gested a desire to have it addressed to lord Chesterfield . I laid hold of this as a pretext for delay ...
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... Dictionary , addressed to lord Chesterfield . I am much pleased with the plan , and I think the specimen is one of the best that I have ever read . Most specimens disgust rather than prejudice us in favour of the work to follow ; but ...
... Dictionary , addressed to lord Chesterfield . I am much pleased with the plan , and I think the specimen is one of the best that I have ever read . Most specimens disgust rather than prejudice us in favour of the work to follow ; but ...
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... Dictionaries is , however , by no means complete . - MALONE . * Alexander and William , both authors by profession , and both poor , * See vol . iii . under April 10 , 1776 . u This account of Johnson's mode of compiling is in ÆTAT . 39 ...
... Dictionaries is , however , by no means complete . - MALONE . * Alexander and William , both authors by profession , and both poor , * See vol . iii . under April 10 , 1776 . u This account of Johnson's mode of compiling is in ÆTAT . 39 ...
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... Dictionary was going forward , Johnson lived part of the time in Holborn , part in Gough - square , Fleet- street ; and he had an upper room fitted up like a counting- house for the purpose , in which he gave to the copyists their ...
... Dictionary was going forward , Johnson lived part of the time in Holborn , part in Gough - square , Fleet- street ; and he had an upper room fitted up like a counting- house for the purpose , in which he gave to the copyists their ...
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... Dictionary , he was informed by that gentleman how he conceived the word great should be pronounced . Sir William said it should rhyme to seat , lord Chesterfield told him that it should rhyme to state . The anecdote may be found ...
... Dictionary , he was informed by that gentleman how he conceived the word great should be pronounced . Sir William said it should rhyme to seat , lord Chesterfield told him that it should rhyme to state . The anecdote may be found ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His ..., Volume 1 James Boswell Visualização integral - 1857 |
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