Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1953 - 1491 páginas |
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... authour . JOHNSON . ' Pretty well , Sir , for one man . As to his being an authour , I have not looked at his poetry ; but his prose is poor stuff . He writes just as you might suppose Voltaire's footboy to do , who has been his ...
... authour . JOHNSON . ' Pretty well , Sir , for one man . As to his being an authour , I have not looked at his poetry ; but his prose is poor stuff . He writes just as you might suppose Voltaire's footboy to do , who has been his ...
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... authour , and I have an ardent ambition for literary fame ; for , of all possessions , I should imagine literary ... authour of an approved book may allow his natural disposition an easy play , and yet indulge the pride of superior ...
... authour , and I have an ardent ambition for literary fame ; for , of all possessions , I should imagine literary ... authour of an approved book may allow his natural disposition an easy play , and yet indulge the pride of superior ...
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... authour , and issued out by him , should be understood as no longer in his power , but as belonging to the publick ; at the same time the authour is entitled to an 1 The Reverend Thomas Bagshaw , M.A. , who died on November 20 , 1787 ...
... authour , and issued out by him , should be understood as no longer in his power , but as belonging to the publick ; at the same time the authour is entitled to an 1 The Reverend Thomas Bagshaw , M.A. , who died on November 20 , 1787 ...
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Dedication to Sir Joshua Reynolds | 1 |
Advertisement to the Third Edition | 9 |
Life of Samuel Johnson | 19 |
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