Life of JohnsonMacmillan, 1893 - 718 páginas |
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... booksellers of London , by Sir John Hawkins , Knight , a man , whom , during my long 2 The greatest part of this book was written while Sir John Hawkins was alive ; and I avow , that one object of my strictures was to make him of Dr ...
... booksellers of London , by Sir John Hawkins , Knight , a man , whom , during my long 2 The greatest part of this book was written while Sir John Hawkins was alive ; and I avow , that one object of my strictures was to make him of Dr ...
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... booksellers ' shops , in the SAMUEL JOHNSON was born at Lich- provincial towns of England , were very field , in ... bookseller and stationer . His mother was Sarah Ford , descended from an ancient race of sub- stantial yeomanry in ...
... booksellers ' shops , in the SAMUEL JOHNSON was born at Lich- provincial towns of England , were very field , in ... bookseller and stationer . His mother was Sarah Ford , descended from an ancient race of sub- stantial yeomanry in ...
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... bookseller to depre- ciate . " It is reasonable to suppose , that his having been thus accidentally led to a particular study of the history and man- ners of Abyssinia , was the remote occasion of his writing , many years after- ward ...
... bookseller to depre- ciate . " It is reasonable to suppose , that his having been thus accidentally led to a particular study of the history and man- ners of Abyssinia , was the remote occasion of his writing , many years after- ward ...
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... bookseller , on being informed by him that his intention was to get his livelihood as an author , eyed his robust frame attentively , and with significant look , said , " You had bett buy a porter's knot . " He however added , " Wilcox ...
... bookseller , on being informed by him that his intention was to get his livelihood as an author , eyed his robust frame attentively , and with significant look , said , " You had bett buy a porter's knot . " He however added , " Wilcox ...
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... bookseller , who counts the lines he is to purchase , and con- siders nothing but the bulk . I cannot help taking notice , that , besides what the author may hope for on account of his abilities , he has likewise another claim to your ...
... bookseller , who counts the lines he is to purchase , and con- siders nothing but the bulk . I cannot help taking notice , that , besides what the author may hope for on account of his abilities , he has likewise another claim to your ...
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acquaintance admiration afterwards appeared Ashbourne asked Beauclerk believe BENNET LANGTON Bishop booksellers called character Church compliments consider conversation Croker DEAR SIR death Dictionary dined edition eminent English favour Garrick gentleman Gentleman's Magazine give Goldsmith happy hear heard Hebrides honour hope House of Stuart humble servant humour JAMES BOSWELL John Johnson kind King lady Langton language learning letter Lichfield literary lived London Lord Lord Chesterfield Lord Monboddo Lucy Porter Madam manner ment mentioned merit mind never obliged observed occasion once opinion Oxford perhaps pleased pleasure poem poet Pope praise published reason recollect remark Reverend SAMUEL JOHNSON Scotland shew Sir Joshua Reynolds Streatham suppose sure talked tell thing THOMAS WARTON thought Thrale tion told truth verses Warton Whig wish write written wrote دو