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The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations ... - Page 46
by Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 394 pages
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Murphy's essay. The rambler. The adventurer. The idler. Rasselas. Tales of ...

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 630 pages
...The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by vour 1 know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon some slight encouragement,...
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of his tour to ..., Volume 2

James Boswell - 1835 - 378 pages
...the proprietor of ' The World/ that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished,...your lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including a Journal of a Tour ..., Volume 1

James Boswell - 1835 - 604 pages
...distinguished is ar honour, which, being very little accustomei to favours from the great, I know not wel a Dictionary, and a History of our Language, through restof mankind, by the enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast...
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The Young Lady's Book of Classical Letters: Consisting of Epistolary ...

1836 - 342 pages
...the proprietor of the World, that two papers, in which my Die. tionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished...your lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address ; and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: An essay on the life and genius of ...

Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 630 pages
...the proprietors of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished,...your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish, that I might bout myself...
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The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, Geography ...

1838 - 1050 pages
...To be distinguished is an honour, which, )eing very little accustomed to favours from the great, [ know not well how to receive, or in what terms to...your lordship, I was overpowered like the rest of mankind by your address, and could not forbear o wish that I might boast myself Le vainqueur du vainqueur...
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The Life and Writings of Samuel Johnson...

Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 334 pages
...the proprietors of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished...well how to receive or in what terms to acknowledge. " To the Right Hon. the Earl of Chesterfield. " My LORD, " When, upon some slight encouragement, I...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 624 pages
...the proprietors of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished,...very little accustomed to favours from the great, 1 know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon some slight encouragement,...
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The Young Man's Book of Classical Letters: Consisting of Epistolary ...

Author of The young man's own book - 1841 - 338 pages
...my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished ia an honour which, being very little accustomed to favours...your lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address ; and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With and Essay on His Life ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 620 pages
...be so distinguished, is an honour which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, 1 know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. "When, upon pome slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind,...
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