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Page 5
If the story of “ the bristles of the hearth - broom , ” or any thing like it , be true , Mr.
Bewley might better have been called an idiot than an enthusiast ; but the editor
takes the li . berty of disbelieving the anecdote altogether . That Mr. Bewley ...
If the story of “ the bristles of the hearth - broom , ” or any thing like it , be true , Mr.
Bewley might better have been called an idiot than an enthusiast ; but the editor
takes the li . berty of disbelieving the anecdote altogether . That Mr. Bewley ...
Page 11
He then called Mr. Holder , the apothecary , who , though when he came he
thought him dead , opened a vein , but could draw no blood . So has ended the
long life of a very useful and very blameless man . I am , sir , your most humble
servant ...
He then called Mr. Holder , the apothecary , who , though when he came he
thought him dead , opened a vein , but could draw no blood . So has ended the
long life of a very useful and very blameless man . I am , sir , your most humble
servant ...
Page 18
... I thought with uncommon earnestness , that , however I might alter my mode of
life , or whithersoever I might remove , I would endeavour to retain Levett about
me : in the morning my servant brought me word that Levett was called to another
...
... I thought with uncommon earnestness , that , however I might alter my mode of
life , or whithersoever I might remove , I would endeavour to retain Levett about
me : in the morning my servant brought me word that Levett was called to another
...
Page 24
... of my affairs , and suggested hopes of some preferment ; informed him , that as
“ The Beauties of Johnson ” had been published in London , some obscure
scribbler had published at Edinburgh what he called “ The Deformities of
Johnson .
... of my affairs , and suggested hopes of some preferment ; informed him , that as
“ The Beauties of Johnson ” had been published in London , some obscure
scribbler had published at Edinburgh what he called “ The Deformities of
Johnson .
Page 28
The book called • The Beauties of Johnson ' is the production of I know not whom
; I never saw it but by casual inspection , and considered myself as utterly
disengaged from its consequences . Of the passage you mention , I remember
some ...
The book called • The Beauties of Johnson ' is the production of I know not whom
; I never saw it but by casual inspection , and considered myself as utterly
disengaged from its consequences . Of the passage you mention , I remember
some ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Volume 5 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, John Wilson Croker |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Editor | John Wilson Croker |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1831 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2016 |
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