English Literature and History from the 15th to the 18th Century, Part 1Maggs Bros., 1931 - 716 pages |
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... JOHNSON ; consisting of Maxims and Observations , Moral , Critical , and Miscellaneous , Accurately extracted from the Works of Dr. Samuel Johnson . 12mo . Original calf . London , 1782 . £ 4 45 The first part has engraved title with ...
... JOHNSON ; consisting of Maxims and Observations , Moral , Critical , and Miscellaneous , Accurately extracted from the Works of Dr. Samuel Johnson . 12mo . Original calf . London , 1782 . £ 4 45 The first part has engraved title with ...
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... Johnson's works , as they reveal his thoughts and ideas on the subjects discussed , rather than those of the Statesmen to whom the speeches are attributed . When Dr. Johnson discovered that one of the Debates was translated into French ...
... Johnson's works , as they reveal his thoughts and ideas on the subjects discussed , rather than those of the Statesmen to whom the speeches are attributed . When Dr. Johnson discovered that one of the Debates was translated into French ...
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... Johnson for this abridged edition . The quotations are omitted , the explanations are abridged and many words left out . The celebrated definition of the word " Excise " is , for instance , limited to " A hateful tax levied upon ...
... Johnson for this abridged edition . The quotations are omitted , the explanations are abridged and many words left out . The celebrated definition of the word " Excise " is , for instance , limited to " A hateful tax levied upon ...
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CAVALLO Tiberius THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF AEROSTATION | 111 |
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