Life of Johnson ...Harper, 1891 |
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... Italian historian , born 1676 , died 1748. When he published his History of the Kingdom of Naples , a friend congratu- lating him on its success , said : — ' Mon ami , vous vous êtes mis une couronne sur la tête , mais une couronne d ...
... Italian historian , born 1676 , died 1748. When he published his History of the Kingdom of Naples , a friend congratu- lating him on its success , said : — ' Mon ami , vous vous êtes mis une couronne sur la tête , mais une couronne d ...
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... Italian by the Author of the Marriage Act . A Novel . 2 vols . London [ no printer's name given ] , 1755. Shebbeare published besides six Letters to the People of England in the years 1755-7 , for the last of which he was sentenced to ...
... Italian by the Author of the Marriage Act . A Novel . 2 vols . London [ no printer's name given ] , 1755. Shebbeare published besides six Letters to the People of England in the years 1755-7 , for the last of which he was sentenced to ...
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... Italian language , for my settled study . ' How venerably pious does he appear in these moments of solitude , and how spirited are his resolutions for the improvement of his mind , even in elegant literature , at a very advanced period ...
... Italian language , for my settled study . ' How venerably pious does he appear in these moments of solitude , and how spirited are his resolutions for the improvement of his mind , even in elegant literature , at a very advanced period ...
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... Italy , I vol . 1771 , and The Present State of Music in Germany , & c . , 2 vols . 1773. Johnson must have skipped widely in reading these volumes , for though Dr. Burney describes his travels , yet he writes chiefly of music ...
... Italy , I vol . 1771 , and The Present State of Music in Germany , & c . , 2 vols . 1773. Johnson must have skipped widely in reading these volumes , for though Dr. Burney describes his travels , yet he writes chiefly of music ...
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... Italian critick , observes , that every man desires to see that of which he has read ; but no man desires to read an account of what he has seen so much does description fall short of reality . Description only excites curiosity ...
... Italian critick , observes , that every man desires to see that of which he has read ; but no man desires to read an account of what he has seen so much does description fall short of reality . Description only excites curiosity ...
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