Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century: Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons; and Intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes, Volume 7author, 1848 |
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... SEQUEL TO THE LITERARY ANECDOTES . BY JOHN BOWYER NICHOLS , F.S.A. VOLUME VII . LONDON : PRINTED BY AND FOR J. B. NICHOLS AND SON , 25 , PARLIAMENT STREET , WESTMINSTER . TO THE REV . JOHN MITFORD , M. A. OF 1848 . ILLUSTRATIONS.
... SEQUEL TO THE LITERARY ANECDOTES . BY JOHN BOWYER NICHOLS , F.S.A. VOLUME VII . LONDON : PRINTED BY AND FOR J. B. NICHOLS AND SON , 25 , PARLIAMENT STREET , WESTMINSTER . TO THE REV . JOHN MITFORD , M. A. OF 1848 . ILLUSTRATIONS.
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... London ; the " Sugar Cane ; " deaths of Mr. Shenstone and Rev. Robert Binnel ( see note ) SAME . Jan. 22 , 1764. - Chevy Chase ; Petrarch and Lord Surrey ; Kempfer and Kircher ; the " Sugar Cane ; " Mr. White's " English Verb " ( see ...
... London ; the " Sugar Cane ; " deaths of Mr. Shenstone and Rev. Robert Binnel ( see note ) SAME . Jan. 22 , 1764. - Chevy Chase ; Petrarch and Lord Surrey ; Kempfer and Kircher ; the " Sugar Cane ; " Mr. White's " English Verb " ( see ...
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... London and Court news ; Mrs. Siddons 444 SAME . Feb. 25. - Political news , Lord Shelburne dismissed , and the state of parties ; Mrs. Thrale , and Dr. Johnson's health ; " A Letter found near Straw- berry Hill " on the Rowley ...
... London and Court news ; Mrs. Siddons 444 SAME . Feb. 25. - Political news , Lord Shelburne dismissed , and the state of parties ; Mrs. Thrale , and Dr. Johnson's health ; " A Letter found near Straw- berry Hill " on the Rowley ...
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... London ; London nuisances 490 · LORT to PERCY . April 17. - Bishop Porteus ; preferments in the Church ; Mr. Soame Jenyns and his works ; Mr. Bruce's Travels satirised by Mr. J. C. Walker in his " Irish Bards ; " " Johnson's Letters ...
... London ; London nuisances 490 · LORT to PERCY . April 17. - Bishop Porteus ; preferments in the Church ; Mr. Soame Jenyns and his works ; Mr. Bruce's Travels satirised by Mr. J. C. Walker in his " Irish Bards ; " " Johnson's Letters ...
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... London ; Mr. Ledwich the reviewer of Col. Vallancey's work in Sleater's paper ; " Life of Gold- smith " ( see note ) ; Sir Richard Perrot's Life SAME . Sept. 22. - Colonel Vallancey's " Nostradamus Hibernicus " SAME . 783 784 Aug. 13 ...
... London ; Mr. Ledwich the reviewer of Col. Vallancey's work in Sleater's paper ; " Life of Gold- smith " ( see note ) ; Sir Richard Perrot's Life SAME . Sept. 22. - Colonel Vallancey's " Nostradamus Hibernicus " SAME . 783 784 Aug. 13 ...
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