...1773 Lives of the Poets 1777 In 1765, Johnson published his edition of Shakspeare. About that time the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Dublin. Oxford had already made him a Master of Arts. In 1773, he travelled into Scotland, and afterwards...

...contemporaries. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Societies, both of Edinburgh and London. In 1808 the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Glasgow ; and, shortly before his death, he was added to the small number of English members of...

...contemporaries the honours due to his genius. In 1785 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society ; the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Glasgow in 1806 ; and in 1808 he was elected a member of the French Institute. He died on the 25th...

...numerous addresses before agricultural and learned societies in various parts of the country. In 1858, the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him, by the faculty of Hamilton college, New York. As a speaker and writer he possessed equal facility in an easy,...

...the increasing infirmities of age compelled him gradually to withdraw from public duties. In 1860, the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the Western Reserve College. A glance at the positions he filled will show at once that he must have been...

...pastoral charge, and was introduced to his new field of labor in October fol lowing. The same year the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him, by the University of North Carolina. In 1815, an extensive revival of religion prevailed in the college, which resulted...

...his pastoral charge, and was introduced to his new field of labor in October following. The same year the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him, by the University of North Carolina. In 1815, an extensive revival of religion prevailed in the college, which resulted...

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...which were conferred upon him by the citizens of Cambridge and by the authorities of his adopted State. The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the College. The following remarks were extracted from a discourse delivered by the Rev. William Newell...

...learned societies, and associations devoted to the amelioration and advancement of mankind. In 1781, the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the College of New Jersey, and in the following year the same degree was conferred by Dartmouth College,...