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... Tract No. I , which added to a reprint of the original prospectus a further state- ment of its principles and aims ... tracts — have according to their several skills or predilections pronounced their last judge- ment , flown their ...
... Tract No. I , which added to a reprint of the original prospectus a further state- ment of its principles and aims ... tracts — have according to their several skills or predilections pronounced their last judge- ment , flown their ...
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... tracts have the marks of his acute and generous intelligence . Two non - resident Oxonians were especially active : Logan Pearsall Smith and Henry Watson Fowler . Pearsall Smith , who had often lived in or near Oxford , and was always a ...
... tracts have the marks of his acute and generous intelligence . Two non - resident Oxonians were especially active : Logan Pearsall Smith and Henry Watson Fowler . Pearsall Smith , who had often lived in or near Oxford , and was always a ...
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... Tract 6 , on ' Hyphens , shall and will , & c . ' , and of 10 , ' On Grammatical Inversion ' . He contributed , to other tracts , articles on meta- phor ( 11 ) , on the split infinitive ( 15 ; he was a stout defender of this fissure ...
... Tract 6 , on ' Hyphens , shall and will , & c . ' , and of 10 , ' On Grammatical Inversion ' . He contributed , to other tracts , articles on meta- phor ( 11 ) , on the split infinitive ( 15 ; he was a stout defender of this fissure ...
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Samuel Johnson | 1 |
Johnsons Reputation | 7 |
The Making of the Life of Johnson | 20 |
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