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Hester Thrale – A Welsh diarist who described 18th-century life, but mostly the life of Dr. Samuel Johnson
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Hello. A very warm welcome to All Things Georgian, I am your host, Sarah Murden, a super sleuthing 18th century historian, researcher and genealogist, who writes about anything and everything to do with the Georgian era. I have also co-authored four historical biographies and a very glossy book of short tales from the 18th century,…
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In celebration of Samuel Johnson’s 308th birthday, here are 8 of his funniest quotes.
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Google Doodle celebrates British lexicographer Samuel Johnson, who would have marked his 308th birthday today
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by Sir Joshua Reynolds oil on canvas 1785 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Today, the estimable Mr Gareth Southwell and I are proud to reveal the first name to be honoured with a place in Madame Gilflurt's Georgian Gallimaufry. We threw open the salon doors and asked readers for their nominations and one character in particular proved popular. A gentleman of words, singular habits and legendary status in the history of English language, we are proud to welcome Samuel Johnson and the tale of his 1755 masterwork, A Dictionary of the English Language. A man of letters…
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Dictionary of the English Language rare book for sale. This by Samuel JOHNSON is available at Bauman Rare Books.
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1. Where did William Blake live between 1800-1803? Answer: Outside of London 2. When Blake’s work really got discovered, what did people think of him? Answer: People thought Blake was confused, weird, and mad. 3. How many times were William Blake married? Answer: William Blake was married to one woman all his life. 4. What did William Blake provide with his poems? Answer: Illustrations 5. William Blake and his wife did everything in making what book? Answer: Songs of Innocence (1789)
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Portrait of Dr. Samuel Johnson | Albright-Knox
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"It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentional lying, that there is so much falsehood in the world." Samuel Johnson
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He made dictionaries matter.
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Dr Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary – the Revolutionary Lexicographer #Dictionary #Books
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He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man. ~ so happy I finally have this book.
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A landmark in Boswell and Johnson studies
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Stanislaw Malachowski - Marshal of The Great Sejm. Poland
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Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English writer making lasting contributions to the English literature as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer whom the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography describes as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history" For more information read the highly acclaimed book by James Boswell: The Life of Samuel Johnson
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