The Life of Samuel Johnson: Including the Tour to the HebridesHenry Holt & Company, 1882 - 689 pàgines |
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... dear Collins ! * Would a letter give him any pleasure ? I have a mind to write . " Can I do anything to promoting the diploma ! I would not be wanting to co - operate with your kindness ; of which , whatever be the effect , I shall be , ...
... dear Collins ! * Would a letter give him any pleasure ? I have a mind to write . " Can I do anything to promoting the diploma ! I would not be wanting to co - operate with your kindness ; of which , whatever be the effect , I shall be , ...
Pàgina 69
... Dear Sir , " Most affectionately yours , SAM . JOHNSON . " In 1755 we behold him to great advantage ; his degree of Master of Arts conferred upon him , his Dictionary published , his correspondence animated , his benevolence exercised ...
... Dear Sir , " Most affectionately yours , SAM . JOHNSON . " In 1755 we behold him to great advantage ; his degree of Master of Arts conferred upon him , his Dictionary published , his correspondence animated , his benevolence exercised ...
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... dear sir , 66 " Yours , etc. , 46 SAM JOHNSON . " Dr. Adams told me , that this scheme of a Biblothèque was a serious one for upon his visiting him one day , he found his par- lor floor covered with parcels of foreign and English ...
... dear sir , 66 " Yours , etc. , 46 SAM JOHNSON . " Dr. Adams told me , that this scheme of a Biblothèque was a serious one for upon his visiting him one day , he found his par- lor floor covered with parcels of foreign and English ...
Pàgina 71
... dear Mr. Langton ? I will give the true rea- son , which I know you will approve : —I have a mother more than eighty years old , who has counted the days to the publication of my book , in hopes of see- ing me ; and to her , if I can ...
... dear Mr. Langton ? I will give the true rea- son , which I know you will approve : —I have a mother more than eighty years old , who has counted the days to the publication of my book , in hopes of see- ing me ; and to her , if I can ...
Pàgina 87
... dear sir , " Your most humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " In 1759 , in the month of January , his mother died at the great age of ninety , an event which deeply affected him ; not that " his mind had acquired no firmness by the ...
... dear sir , " Your most humble servant , " SAM . JOHNSON . " In 1759 , in the month of January , his mother died at the great age of ninety , an event which deeply affected him ; not that " his mind had acquired no firmness by the ...
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