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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1700-1799'We were speaking of Young as a Poet; Young's works cried Johnson are like a miry Road, with here & there a Stepping Stone or so; but you must always so dirty your Feet b...Hester Lynch Thrale Edward Young Print: Book
1700-1799'Burney likewise has experienced his [Johnson's] sportive Humour; when he shewed him his Book about Musick and enquired his Opinion concerning it; the Words are well arra...Samuel Johnson Charles BurneyHistory of MusicPrint: Book
1700-1799'He had in his Youth been a great Reader of Mandeville, and was very watchful for the Stains of original corruption both in himself & others'. Samuel Johnson Bernard Mandeville Print: Book
1700-1799'He had however no Taste for Modern Poetry - Gray Mason &c - Modern Poetry says he one day at our house, is like Modern Gardening, every thing now is raised by a hot bed;...Samuel Johnson Thomas Gray Print: Book
1700-1799'He had however no Taste for Modern Poetry - Gray Mason &c - Modern Poetry says he one day at our house, is like Modern Gardening, every thing now is raised by a hot bed;...Samuel Johnson William Mason Print: Book
1700-1799'A propos to Gardening he once advised me to buy myself some famous Book upon the Subject, and read it says he attentively, but do not believe it' Samuel Johnson [book on gardening]Print: Book
1700-1799'Rose [in a debate about the relative worth of Scottish and English writers] to make sure of the Victory - named Ferguson on Civil Society: I do not says Johnson perceive...Samuel Johnson Jonathan SwiftHistory Of the Four last years Of the QueenPrint: Book
1700-1799'Rose [in a debate about the relative worth of Scottish and English writers] to make sure of the Victory - named Ferguson on Civil Society: I do not says Johnson perceive...Samuel Johnson Adam FergusonEssay on the History of Civil SocietyPrint: Book
1700-1799'Rose [in a debate about the relative worth of Scottish and English writers] to make sure of the Victory - named Ferguson on Civil Society: I do not says Johnson perceive...William Rose Adam FergusonEssay on the History of Civil SocietyPrint: Book
1700-1799'Rose [in a debate about the relative worth of Scottish and English writers] to make sure of the Victory - named Ferguson on Civil Society: I do not says Johnson perceive...Dr Delap Jonathan SwiftHistory Of the Four last years Of the QueenPrint: Book
1700-1799'As my Peace has never been disturbed by the [italics] soft Passion [end italics], so it seldom comes into my head to talk of it. - one day however after reading the odd ...Hester Lynch Thrale HuetaniaPrint: Book
1700-1799'He was however very much nettled by Churchill's Satire that's certain; for he rejected him from among the Poets when the Booksellers begged him a Place in the Edition th...Hester Lynch Thrale Charles ChurchillProphecy of Famine, a Scots PastoralPrint: Book
1700-1799'He was however very much nettled by Churchill's Satire that's certain; for he rejected him from among the Poets when the Booksellers begged him a Place in the Edition th...Hester Lynch Thrale Charles ChurchillGhost, ThePrint: Book
1700-1799'He was however very much nettled by Churchill's Satire that's certain; for he rejected him from among the Poets when the Booksellers begged him a Place in the Edition th...Samuel Johnson Charles ChurchillGhost, ThePrint: Book
1700-1799'that Piety which dictated the serious Papers in the Rambler will be for ever remembred [sic], for ever I think - revered. That ample Repository of religious Truth, moral...Hester Lynch Thrale Samuel JohnsonRambler, ThePrint: Serial / periodical
1700-1799'When I shewed him [Johnson] his Character next day - for he would see it; he said it was a very fine Piece of Writing; and that I had improved upon [italics] Young [end ...Samuel Johnson Hester Lynch Thrale[MS 'character' of Johnson]Manuscript: Unknown
1700-1799'of James Harris Dedication to his Hermes he said that tho' but 14 Lines long, there were 6 Grammatical faults in it'. Samuel Johnson James Harris[Dedication in] Hermes: or, a Philosophical Inquir...Print: Book
1700-1799'of Elphinstone's specimen of Martial he [Johnson] said, there was too much Folly in them for Madness, and too much Madness for Folly'. Samuel Johnson MartialEpigramsPrint: Book
1700-1799'Another favourite Passage too in the same Author [Metastasio's Adriano]; which Baretti made his Pupil - my eldest Daughter get by heart - Johnson translated into Blank ...Hester Maria Thrale Metastasio [pseud.]AdrianoPrint: Book
1700-1799'Another favourite Passage too in the same Author [Metastasio's Adriano]; which Baretti made his Pupil - my eldest Daughter get by heart - Johnson translated into Blank ...Hester Lynch Thrale Samuel Johnson[translation of lines from Metastasio's 'Adriano']Manuscript: Unknown


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