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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1700-1799'A book of travels, lately published under the title of [italics] Coriat Junior [end italics], and written by Mr. Paterson, was mentioned. Johnson said, this book was in ...Samuel Johnson Samuel PatersonAnother Traveller: or Cursory Remarks and Critical...Print: Book
1700-1799'A book of travels, lately published under the title of [italics] Coriat Junior [end italics], and written by Mr. Paterson, was mentioned. Johnson said, this book was in ...Samuel Johnson Laurence SterneSentimental Journey, APrint: Book
1700-1799'A book of travels, lately published under the title of [italics] Coriat Junior [end italics], and written by Mr. Paterson, was mentioned. Johnson said, this book was in ...Samuel Johnson Thomas CoryatCoryat's Crudities: Hastily gobled up in Five Mone...Print: Book
1700-1799'We talked of Tacitus, and I hazarded an opinion that with all his merit for penetration, shrewdness of judgment, and terseness of expression, he was too compact, too muc...Samuel Johnson TacitusHistoriesPrint: Book
1700-1799'At this time it appears from his "Prayers and Meditations," that he had been more than commonly diligent in religious duties, particularly in reading the Holy Scriptures...Samuel Johnson [n/a]BiblePrint: Book
1700-1799'I expressed a liking for Mr. Francis Osborne's works, and asked him what he thought of that writer. He answered, "A conceited fellow. Were a man to write so now, the boy...Samuel Johnson Francis Osborne[unknown]Print: Book
1700-1799'Beattie's book is, I believe, every day more liked; at least, I like it more as I look more upon it.'Samuel Johnson James BeattieMinstrel, The; or, The Progress of GeniusPrint: Book
1700-1799'I have read your kind letter much more than the elegant Pindar which it accompanied'. Samuel Johnson Pindar[poems]Print: Book
1700-1799'On Saturday, April 3, the day after my arrival in London this year, I went to his house late in the evening, and sat with Mrs. Williams till he came home. I found in the...Samuel Johnson Oliver Goldsmith[apology for beating a bookseller]Unknown
1700-1799'I mentioned Sir John Dalrymple's "Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland", and his discoveries to the prejudice of Lord Russel and Algernon Sydney. Johnson. " Why, Sir, ev...Samuel Johnson John DalrympleMemoirs of Great Britain and Ireland Print: Book
1700-1799'He talked with approbation of an intended edition of "The Spectator," with notes; two volumes of which had been prepared by a gentleman eminent in the literary world, an...Samuel Johnson Joseph AddisonSpectator, ThePrint: Book, Serial / periodical
1700-1799'He talked with approbation of an intended edition of "The Spectator," with notes; two volumes of which had been prepared by a gentleman eminent in the literary world, an...Samuel Johnson Joseph AddisonSpectator, The Print: Book
1700-1799'On Thursday, April 8, I sat a good part of the evening with him, but he was very silent. He said, "Burnet's 'History of his own Times' is very entertaining. The style, i...Samuel Johnson Gilbert BurnetHistory of My Own TimePrint: Book
1700-1799'[on Good Friday] We went to church both in the morning and evening. In the interval between the two services we did not dine; but he read in the Greek New Testament, and...Samuel Johnson [n/a]Greek New TestamentPrint: Book
1700-1799'Boswell. "I rather think, Sir, that Toryism prevails in this reign." Johnson. "I know not why you should think so, Sir. You see your friend Lord Lyttelton, a nobleman, i...Samuel Johnson George Lyttelton, 1st Baron LytteltonHistory of the Life of Henry the Second Print: Book
1700-1799'Mr. Elphinston talked of a new book that was much admired, and asked Dr. Johnson if he had read it. Johnson. "I have looked into it." "What (said Elphinston), have you n...Samuel Johnson [unknown][a recently published book]Print: Book
1700-1799' [Johnson said of Goldsmith] "Take him as a poet, his 'Traveller' is a very fine performance; ay, and so is his 'Deserted Village,' were it not sometimes too much the ec...Samuel Johnson Oliver GoldsmithTraveller, ThePrint: Book
1700-1799' [Johnson said of Goldsmith] "Take him as a poet, his 'Traveller' is a very fine performance; ay, and so is his 'Deserted Village,' were it not sometimes too much the ec...Samuel Johnson Oliver GoldsmithDeserted Village, ThePrint: Book
1700-1799' [Johnson said of Goldsmith] "Take him as a poet, his 'Traveller' is a very fine performance; ay, and so is his 'Deserted Village,' were it not sometimes too much the ec...Samuel Johnson Oliver GoldsmithRoman History From The Foundation of The City of R...Print: Book
1700-1799' [Johnson said of Goldsmith] "Take him as a poet, his 'Traveller' is a very fine performance; ay, and so is his 'Deserted Village,' were it not sometimes too much the ec...Samuel Johnson William RobertsonHistory of Scotland 1542 - 1603Print: Book


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