The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1James Sawers, 1818 - 1271 pàgines |
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... to Sir John Hawkins , sent Sir Thomas Robinson to him for the same purpose . But Johnson rejected the advances of the noble Lord , and spurned his prof- fered patronage . he Though he failed in an attempt , at an X LIFE OF.
... to Sir John Hawkins , sent Sir Thomas Robinson to him for the same purpose . But Johnson rejected the advances of the noble Lord , and spurned his prof- fered patronage . he Though he failed in an attempt , at an X LIFE OF.
Pàgina xi
... sent Johnson their ' Vocabulario , ' and the French Academy sent him their ' Dictionaire ' by Mr. Langton . Mr. Millar , who was a principal proprietor of the work , had found many difficulties in urging John- son forward with the ...
... sent Johnson their ' Vocabulario , ' and the French Academy sent him their ' Dictionaire ' by Mr. Langton . Mr. Millar , who was a principal proprietor of the work , had found many difficulties in urging John- son forward with the ...
Pàgina xii
... evenings of one week , sent it to the press in portions as it was written , and had never since read it over . He re- ceived for the copy £ 100 ; and £ 25 when it came to a second edition . The applause with which this xii LIFE OF.
... evenings of one week , sent it to the press in portions as it was written , and had never since read it over . He re- ceived for the copy £ 100 ; and £ 25 when it came to a second edition . The applause with which this xii LIFE OF.
Pàgina xvi
... sent a threatening letter to the author , and Johnson answered him in the rough phrase of stern defiance . In 1777 he engaged to write a concise account of the LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS ; as a recompense for an undertaking as he ...
... sent a threatening letter to the author , and Johnson answered him in the rough phrase of stern defiance . In 1777 he engaged to write a concise account of the LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS ; as a recompense for an undertaking as he ...
Pàgina 9
... sent back in- to England , that , under pretence of privacy and retirement , he might take occasion of giving notice of the posture of things in this nation . ' " Soon after his return to London , he was seized by some messengers of the ...
... sent back in- to England , that , under pretence of privacy and retirement , he might take occasion of giving notice of the posture of things in this nation . ' " Soon after his return to London , he was seized by some messengers of the ...
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