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... Dictionary , however , could not , one would think , have been written by running up and down ; but he really did not consider it as a great performance ; and used to say , ' that he might have done it easily in two years , had not his ...
... Dictionary , however , could not , one would think , have been written by running up and down ; but he really did not consider it as a great performance ; and used to say , ' that he might have done it easily in two years , had not his ...
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... Dictionary , wrote the following lines . ' Talk of war with a Briton , he'll boldly advance , That one English soldier can [ will ] beat ten of France . Would we alter the boast from the sword to the pen , Our odds are still greater ...
... Dictionary , wrote the following lines . ' Talk of war with a Briton , he'll boldly advance , That one English soldier can [ will ] beat ten of France . Would we alter the boast from the sword to the pen , Our odds are still greater ...
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... Dictionary twice over . ' Ib . p . 346. Macaulay says that ' it was hailed with an enthusiasm such as no similar work has ever excited . It was indeed the first dictionary which could be read with pleasure . The definitions show so much ...
... Dictionary twice over . ' Ib . p . 346. Macaulay says that ' it was hailed with an enthusiasm such as no similar work has ever excited . It was indeed the first dictionary which could be read with pleasure . The definitions show so much ...
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Prayers and Meditations composed by Samuel Johnson LL D | 1 |
LETTERS OF DR JOHNSON | 4 |
Sir Joshua Reynoldss Two Dialogues in Imitation of Johnson s Style | 35 |
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