Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781397194626
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (946 download)
Book Synopsis The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D, Vol. 5 Of 6 by : Samuel Johnson
Download or read book The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D, Vol. 5 Of 6 written by Samuel Johnson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Works of Samuel Johnson, L. L. D, Vol. 5 of 6: With an Essay on His Life and Genius This expression from a secretary of the present time would be considered as merely ludicrous, or at most as an ostentatious display of scholarship; but the manners of that time were so tinged with superstition, that I cannot but suspect Cowley of having consulted, on this great occasion, the Virgilian lots, and to have given some credit to the answer of his oracle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.