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Pàgina viii
... kind , laid down a regular plan , and allotted distinct departments to cer- tain writers . Of this plan we have some information from a letter written by Dr. JOHNSON to Mr. after- wards Dr. JOSEPH WARTON . " We have considered , " says ...
... kind , laid down a regular plan , and allotted distinct departments to cer- tain writers . Of this plan we have some information from a letter written by Dr. JOHNSON to Mr. after- wards Dr. JOSEPH WARTON . " We have considered , " says ...
Pàgina viii
... kind , and pub- lished in the Gentleman's Magazine , with which he had a regular connection * . In 1746 , he wrote in that publication , under the name of Greville , the Devil Painter , a Tale ; the Chaise Percée , from the French ...
... kind , and pub- lished in the Gentleman's Magazine , with which he had a regular connection * . In 1746 , he wrote in that publication , under the name of Greville , the Devil Painter , a Tale ; the Chaise Percée , from the French ...
Pàgina viii
... kind , and instil the purest principles of religion and morals , together with a useful knowledge of the inferior duties and rela- tions of private life . But an incident happened after the publication of the ADVENTURER which gave a new ...
... kind , and instil the purest principles of religion and morals , together with a useful knowledge of the inferior duties and rela- tions of private life . But an incident happened after the publication of the ADVENTURER which gave a new ...
Pàgina xv
... , that he thought it necessary to apologize for them , in a very respectful manner , and with a kind of hesi- * He received 6,000l . for this work tation from which I would wish to conclude , that BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE . XV.
... , that he thought it necessary to apologize for them , in a very respectful manner , and with a kind of hesi- * He received 6,000l . for this work tation from which I would wish to conclude , that BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE . XV.
Pàgina xix
... or seventy papers . Of hese some are to be distinguished for depth of reflec- ion , some for ingenuity of narrative , and some for a * Annual Register , 1775 . kind of humour , rather placid , if not solemn BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE . xix.
... or seventy papers . Of hese some are to be distinguished for depth of reflec- ion , some for ingenuity of narrative , and some for a * Annual Register , 1775 . kind of humour , rather placid , if not solemn BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE . xix.
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