Johnsoniana: Robert Anderson. Life of Samuel JohnsonGarland Pub., 1974 |
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tion of powerful booksellers * . Gratitude for such supplies as he received , prompted him to engage in the contest on the side of his employer ; and he contributed to the " Gen- tleman's Magazine " for March 1738 a Latin ode , Ad ...
tion of powerful booksellers * . Gratitude for such supplies as he received , prompted him to engage in the contest on the side of his employer ; and he contributed to the " Gen- tleman's Magazine " for March 1738 a Latin ode , Ad ...
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tion of the Poets , printed by Mr Gilbert Mar- tin at the Apollo Press in Edinburgh , to be sold by Mr Bell in London . The booksellers , according to Mr Dilly's account of the origin of this memorable under- taking , alarmed at the ...
tion of the Poets , printed by Mr Gilbert Mar- tin at the Apollo Press in Edinburgh , to be sold by Mr Bell in London . The booksellers , according to Mr Dilly's account of the origin of this memorable under- taking , alarmed at the ...
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... tion of singularity , or some other principle not immediately visible , is frequently be- • Essay on Criticism . + In the Works of the British Poets , " & c . where this narrative was originally prefixed to the poenis of Johnson , vol ...
... tion of singularity , or some other principle not immediately visible , is frequently be- • Essay on Criticism . + In the Works of the British Poets , " & c . where this narrative was originally prefixed to the poenis of Johnson , vol ...
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