Life of JohnsonOxford University Press, 1927 |
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... London . If the departure mentioned in it was the departure of Savage , the event was not antedated but foreseen ; for London was published in May , 1738 , and Savage did not set out for Wales till July , 1739. However well Johnson ...
... London . If the departure mentioned in it was the departure of Savage , the event was not antedated but foreseen ; for London was published in May , 1738 , and Savage did not set out for Wales till July , 1739. However well Johnson ...
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... London , the great field of genius and exertion , where talents of every kind have the fullest scope , and the highest encouragement . It is a memorable circumstance that his pupil David Garrick went thither at the same time 1 , with ...
... London , the great field of genius and exertion , where talents of every kind have the fullest scope , and the highest encouragement . It is a memorable circumstance that his pupil David Garrick went thither at the same time 1 , with ...
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... London together . Davy Garrick is to be with you early the next week , and Mr. John- 4 son to try his fate with a tragedy , and to see to get himself employed in some translation , either from the Latin or the French . Johnson is a very ...
... London together . Davy Garrick is to be with you early the next week , and Mr. John- 4 son to try his fate with a tragedy , and to see to get himself employed in some translation , either from the Latin or the French . Johnson is a very ...
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... London , I have heard him relate , was an Irish painter , whom he knew at Birming- ham , and who had practised his own precepts of œconomy for several years in the British capital . He assured Johnson , who , I suppose , was then ...
... London , I have heard him relate , was an Irish painter , whom he knew at Birming- ham , and who had practised his own precepts of œconomy for several years in the British capital . He assured Johnson , who , I suppose , was then ...
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... London , where Johnson was frequently entertained , and had an opportunity of meeting genteel company . Not very long before his death , he mentioned this , among other particulars of his life , which he was kindly communicating to me ...
... London , where Johnson was frequently entertained , and had an opportunity of meeting genteel company . Not very long before his death , he mentioned this , among other particulars of his life , which he was kindly communicating to me ...
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