The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
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... writing , as to make Carteret a dactyl . — In matters of genealogy it is necessary to give the bare names as they are ; but in poetry , and in prose of any elegance in the writing , they require to have inflection given to them . - His ...
... writing , as to make Carteret a dactyl . — In matters of genealogy it is necessary to give the bare names as they are ; but in poetry , and in prose of any elegance in the writing , they require to have inflection given to them . - His ...
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... the minuteness with which people will 66 999 e In a letter written by Johnson to a friend in Jan. 1742-3 , he says , " I never see Garrick . " - MALONE . record the sayings of eminent persons , a story was 6 [ 1780 . THE LIFE OF.
... the minuteness with which people will 66 999 e In a letter written by Johnson to a friend in Jan. 1742-3 , he says , " I never see Garrick . " - MALONE . record the sayings of eminent persons , a story was 6 [ 1780 . THE LIFE OF.
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... written in English , for his lady , and requested of Johnson to turn it into Latin for him . Having read Domina de North et Gray , ' he said to Dyer 8 , You see , sir , what barbarisms we are com- pelled to make use of , when modern ...
... written in English , for his lady , and requested of Johnson to turn it into Latin for him . Having read Domina de North et Gray , ' he said to Dyer 8 , You see , sir , what barbarisms we are com- pelled to make use of , when modern ...
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... writing at all . As a proof of the justness of this remark , we may instance what is related of the great lord Granville ; that after he had written his letter giving an account of the battle of Dettingen , he said , Here is a letter ...
... writing at all . As a proof of the justness of this remark , we may instance what is related of the great lord Granville ; that after he had written his letter giving an account of the battle of Dettingen , he said , Here is a letter ...
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... written was delighted : for it is to be ap- prehended , that at the time when very wild improbable tales were well received , the people were in a barbarous state , and so on the footing of children , as has been ex- plained . " " It is ...
... written was delighted : for it is to be ap- prehended , that at the time when very wild improbable tales were well received , the people were in a barbarous state , and so on the footing of children , as has been ex- plained . " " It is ...
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