The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 2Talboys and Wheeler, 1826 |
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... poem since Pope's time . " And here it is proper to settle , with authentick precision , what has long floated in publick - report , as to Johnson's being himself the author of a considerable part of that poem . Much , no doubt , both ...
... poem since Pope's time . " And here it is proper to settle , with authentick precision , what has long floated in publick - report , as to Johnson's being himself the author of a considerable part of that poem . Much , no doubt , both ...
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... poems , she many years attempted to publish them : the half- crowns she had got towards the publication , she confessed to me , went for ne- cessaries , and that the greatest pain she ever felt was from the appearance of defrauding her ...
... poems , she many years attempted to publish them : the half- crowns she had got towards the publication , she confessed to me , went for ne- cessaries , and that the greatest pain she ever felt was from the appearance of defrauding her ...
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... poem , On the Death of Stephen Grey the Electrician ; * which , on reading it , appeared to me to be undoubtedly Johnson's . I asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " Sir , " said she , with some warmth , " I wrote that poem ...
... poem , On the Death of Stephen Grey the Electrician ; * which , on reading it , appeared to me to be undoubtedly Johnson's . I asked Mrs. Williams whether it was not his . " Sir , " said she , with some warmth , " I wrote that poem ...
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... poem , called , The Race , by Mercurius Spur , Esq . in which he whimsically made the living poets of England contend for pre - eminence of fame by running : Prove by their heels the prowess of the head . In this poem there was the ...
... poem , called , The Race , by Mercurius Spur , Esq . in which he whimsically made the living poets of England contend for pre - eminence of fame by running : Prove by their heels the prowess of the head . In this poem there was the ...
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... poem upon the glowworm . I am sorry I did not ask where it was to be found . 66 Talking of the Russians and the ... poems , Maupertuis , cher Maupertuis , Que notre vie est peu de chose . There was in Maupertuis a vigour and yet a ...
... poem upon the glowworm . I am sorry I did not ask where it was to be found . 66 Talking of the Russians and the ... poems , Maupertuis , cher Maupertuis , Que notre vie est peu de chose . There was in Maupertuis a vigour and yet a ...
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