Johnsoniana: Robert Anderson. Life of Samuel JohnsonGarland Pub., 1974 |
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... Percy lived much at Northumberland - house , and his acquaintance with Johnson had been present writer , for a separate edition of his works , in 2 vols . 8vo , undertaken at the suggestion , and augment- ed by the assistance of Bishop ...
... Percy lived much at Northumberland - house , and his acquaintance with Johnson had been present writer , for a separate edition of his works , in 2 vols . 8vo , undertaken at the suggestion , and augment- ed by the assistance of Bishop ...
Page 250
... Percy lived much at Northumberland - house , and his acquaintance with Johnson had been present writer , for a separate edition of his works , in 2 vols . 8vo , undertaken at the suggestion , and augment- ed by the assistance of Bishop ...
... Percy lived much at Northumberland - house , and his acquaintance with Johnson had been present writer , for a separate edition of his works , in 2 vols . 8vo , undertaken at the suggestion , and augment- ed by the assistance of Bishop ...
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... Percy by comparison . Lord Hailes is somewhat like him , but Lord Hailes does not perhaps go beyond him in research , and I do not know that he equals him in ele- gance . Percy's attention to poetry has given augment , is rich in ...
... Percy by comparison . Lord Hailes is somewhat like him , but Lord Hailes does not perhaps go beyond him in research , and I do not know that he equals him in ele- gance . Percy's attention to poetry has given augment , is rich in ...
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