The Life of Samuel Johnson, Volum 8Henry G. Bohn, 1848 |
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... occasion Dr. Johnson observed to me , " Sir , I always said the booksellers were a generous set of men . Nor , in the present instance , have I reason to complain . The fact is , not that they have paid me too little , but that I have ...
... occasion Dr. Johnson observed to me , " Sir , I always said the booksellers were a generous set of men . Nor , in the present instance , have I reason to complain . The fact is , not that they have paid me too little , but that I have ...
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... occasion to maintain his own and the general opinion of the excellence of rhyme over blank verse , in English poetry ; and quotes this apposite illustration of it by " an ingenious critic , " that it seems to be verse only to the eye ...
... occasion to maintain his own and the general opinion of the excellence of rhyme over blank verse , in English poetry ; and quotes this apposite illustration of it by " an ingenious critic , " that it seems to be verse only to the eye ...
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... occasion to mention a note , stating the different parts which were executed by the associated translators of " The Odyssey , " he says , " Dr. Warburton told me , in his warm lan- guage , that he thought the relation given in the note ...
... occasion to mention a note , stating the different parts which were executed by the associated translators of " The Odyssey , " he says , " Dr. Warburton told me , in his warm lan- guage , that he thought the relation given in the note ...
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... occasion , that another of Pope's noble friends , " Lord Peterborough , was a favourite of his . " See post , 27th June , 1784. — C. ( 2 ) This neglect , however , assuredly did not arise from any ill - will towards Lord Marchmont , but ...
... occasion , that another of Pope's noble friends , " Lord Peterborough , was a favourite of his . " See post , 27th June , 1784. — C. ( 2 ) This neglect , however , assuredly did not arise from any ill - will towards Lord Marchmont , but ...
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... occasion to speak . Mr. Thomas Sheridan imputed it to a supposed apprehension in Johnson , that Swift had not been sufficiently active in obtaining for him . an Irish degree when it was solicited ( ' ) ; but of this there was not ...
... occasion to speak . Mr. Thomas Sheridan imputed it to a supposed apprehension in Johnson , that Swift had not been sufficiently active in obtaining for him . an Irish degree when it was solicited ( ' ) ; but of this there was not ...
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