Johnsoniana: Robert Anderson. Life of Samuel JohnsonGarland Pub., 1974 |
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new edition called for , in the interve- ning period , the subject has been thought not to be exhausted by the researches of which it has afforded the basis , but still likely to interest the public . In revising the Narrative for a new ...
new edition called for , in the interve- ning period , the subject has been thought not to be exhausted by the researches of which it has afforded the basis , but still likely to interest the public . In revising the Narrative for a new ...
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... edition of the Edinburgh Rambler , which is a literal transcript of the first folio , was printed in 1752 . Both editions , printed in handsome pocket volumes , are extremely scarce . Among the recollections of his school - boy days ...
... edition of the Edinburgh Rambler , which is a literal transcript of the first folio , was printed in 1752 . Both editions , printed in handsome pocket volumes , are extremely scarce . Among the recollections of his school - boy days ...
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... edition , many pieces of Cowley , Parnell , Swift , and Shenstone , were omitted in the collection of their respective works . In 1776 , a collection of English poetry , upon a more extensive plan , was undertaken by Mr Bell ...
... edition , many pieces of Cowley , Parnell , Swift , and Shenstone , were omitted in the collection of their respective works . In 1776 , a collection of English poetry , upon a more extensive plan , was undertaken by Mr Bell ...
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