Johnsoniana: Robert Anderson. Life of Samuel JohnsonGarland Pub., 1974 |
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... verses , intituled Som- nium , containing a common thought , " that the muse had come to him in his sleep , and ... verse , as a Christmas exercise . He performed it with un- common rapidity , and in so masterly a manner , that he ...
... verses , intituled Som- nium , containing a common thought , " that the muse had come to him in his sleep , and ... verse , as a Christmas exercise . He performed it with un- common rapidity , and in so masterly a manner , that he ...
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... verse , supposed to be found in the neighbourhood of Walpole's residence in the country , is followed by a translation in heroic verse . The Latin verse is of the kind which is called Leonine ; and the translation possesses , in a great ...
... verse , supposed to be found in the neighbourhood of Walpole's residence in the country , is followed by a translation in heroic verse . The Latin verse is of the kind which is called Leonine ; and the translation possesses , in a great ...
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... verses to Dr Darwin , on his garden near Lichfield ; that the Doctor , impro- ving upon the hint , which pleased him , wrote the verses over again , as they now stand , upon a larger scale ; and , Johnson depreciated the distinguished ...
... verses to Dr Darwin , on his garden near Lichfield ; that the Doctor , impro- ving upon the hint , which pleased him , wrote the verses over again , as they now stand , upon a larger scale ; and , Johnson depreciated the distinguished ...
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