The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1James Sawers, 1818 - 1271 pàgines |
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... , that he sought to discover the author , and prophesied his future fame , and from his note to Lord Gower , it seems that he was successful in his inquiries . He derived , however , so little emolument from his a 3 DR . JOHNSON . V.
... , that he sought to discover the author , and prophesied his future fame , and from his note to Lord Gower , it seems that he was successful in his inquiries . He derived , however , so little emolument from his a 3 DR . JOHNSON . V.
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... Lord Chesterfield is thus related : " I had neglected , " said Johnson , " to write it by the time appointed . Dodsley suggested a desire to have it addressed to Lord Chesterfield . I laid hold of this as a pretext for the delay , that ...
... Lord Chesterfield is thus related : " I had neglected , " said Johnson , " to write it by the time appointed . Dodsley suggested a desire to have it addressed to Lord Chesterfield . I laid hold of this as a pretext for the delay , that ...
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... Lord Chesterfield , who had treated Johnson with great contempt , now meanly condescended to court a reconciliation with him , in hopes of being immortalized in a dedication . With this view he wrote two essays in the World , ' in ...
... Lord Chesterfield , who had treated Johnson with great contempt , now meanly condescended to court a reconciliation with him , in hopes of being immortalized in a dedication . With this view he wrote two essays in the World , ' in ...
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... Lord Commis- sioner of the Treasury , upon the suggestion of Mr. Wedderburn , then Lord Chancellor of Great Britain , at the instance of Mr. Murphy and the late Mr. Sheridan , eminent for his Lectures on Oratory , as well as Dictionary ...
... Lord Commis- sioner of the Treasury , upon the suggestion of Mr. Wedderburn , then Lord Chancellor of Great Britain , at the instance of Mr. Murphy and the late Mr. Sheridan , eminent for his Lectures on Oratory , as well as Dictionary ...
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... Lord Chan cellor Thurlow , for an augmentation of it by £ 200 . The application for it was unsuccessful ; but the Lord Chancellor offered to let him have £ 500 out of his own purse , under the appellation of a loan , but with the ...
... Lord Chan cellor Thurlow , for an augmentation of it by £ 200 . The application for it was unsuccessful ; but the Lord Chancellor offered to let him have £ 500 out of his own purse , under the appellation of a loan , but with the ...
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