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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 299
by John Hawkins - 1787 - 605 pages
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 15

1753 - 750 pages
...were profuie of their encomiums, and the palaces of Italy were adorned with pictures, reprefenting him on horfeback, with a lance in one hand and a book in the other. The gentleman iere mentioned 'ivas James Crichton of Clunie, in Perthßire, fan of Robert Crichton of Clunie,...
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The Perth magazine of knowledge and pleasure, Volume 1

1772 - 364 pages
...were profufe of their encomiums, and the pakcss of Italy were adorned with pictures, reprefpnting. him on horfe-back, with a lance in one hand, and a book in the nther, AvARICE and G 1.0*. Y. //TALE, . Attributed to the King ofPrujia» TH E Mifer is fhiefly his...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 5

1785 - 772 pages
...their encomiums, and the palaces of Italy' were adorned with pifturcs, reprefentmg him on horfcback with a lance in one hand and a book in the other. № LXXXII. 2I4 THE ADVENTURER. N» LXXXII. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1753. «CSC tCIO qjUD SIT AMOR. Vl»C....
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 pages
...palaces of Italy were adorned with pictures reprec fenting him on horfeback, with a lance in one hand f and a book in the other.' The above account is fo defective in the evidences of hiftorical verity, that it has been by fome fufpected to be fabulous. It is true, that in eflays of fuch a kind...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 pages
...feen in the bed' chambers or galleries of the moft of the great men of ' that nation, reprefenting him on horfeback, with a ' lance in one hand, and a book in the other : and ' moft of the young ladies likewife, that were any ' thing handfome, in a memorial of his worth,...
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The life of Dr. Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...feen in the bedc chambers or galleries of the moft of the great men of c that nation, reprefenting him on horfeback, with a * lance in one hand, and a book in the other : and THELIFEOF ' moft of the young ladies likewife, that were znj ' thing handfome, in a memorial...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 pages
...feen in the bcd' chambers or galleries of the moft of the great men of ' that nation, reprefenting him on horfeback, with a ' lance in one hand, and a book in the other : and X a * moft c moft of the young ladies likewife, that were any ' thing handlbme, in a memorial...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

John Hawkins - 1787 - 632 pages
...chambers or galleries of the moft of the great men of ' that nation, reprefenting him on horfcback, with a ' lance in one hand, and a book in the other : and X 2 1 moft ' moft of the young ladies likewife, that were any" ' thing handfome, in a memorial...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ...

1798 - 604 pages
...picture •was to be feen in moil of the bed-chambers and galleries of the Italian nobility, reprefenting him on horfeback, with a lance in one hand and a book in the other. On the whole it is evident that he was a youth of mch lively parts as excited great prefent admiration,...
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The Beauties of Scotland: Containing a Clear and Full Account of the ...

Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 616 pages
...seen in most of the bed-chambers and galleries of the Italian nobility, representing him on horseback, with a lance in one hand and a book in the other. The same author tells us, that Crichton gained the esteem of kings and princes by his magnanimity and knowledge;...
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