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The doctor was so sensible of the honour done to him by a man of genius and
science , to whom he was an utter stranger , that he said to Dr. Burney , “ Sir ,
there is no man possessed of the smallest portion of modesty , but must be
flattered ...
The doctor was so sensible of the honour done to him by a man of genius and
science , to whom he was an utter stranger , that he said to Dr. Burney , “ Sir ,
there is no man possessed of the smallest portion of modesty , but must be
flattered ...
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James Boswell John Wilson Croker. Piozzi , ceive medical counsel , therefore ,
they fairly sat down p . 57,59 . on each side a table in the doctor's gloomy
apartment , adorned with skeletons ' , preserved monsters , and agreed to write
Latin ...
James Boswell John Wilson Croker. Piozzi , ceive medical counsel , therefore ,
they fairly sat down p . 57,59 . on each side a table in the doctor's gloomy
apartment , adorned with skeletons ' , preserved monsters , and agreed to write
Latin ...
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... to meet the doctor . Mr. Boswell goes for Scotland on Friday the 30th . If then a
card were sent to the doctor on Monday , Tuesday , or Wednesday without delay ,
it is to be hoped he would be fixed ; and notice will be sent to Mr. Boswell . ” p .
... to meet the doctor . Mr. Boswell goes for Scotland on Friday the 30th . If then a
card were sent to the doctor on Monday , Tuesday , or Wednesday without delay ,
it is to be hoped he would be fixed ; and notice will be sent to Mr. Boswell . ” p .
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The doctor fell to repeating Juvenal's ninth satire ; but I let him see that the
province was mine . “ I am to take wine to - night , and hope it will do me good . ”
Pearson MSS . “ DR . JOHNSON TO MRS . LUCY PORTER . “ London , 25th
June ...
The doctor fell to repeating Juvenal's ninth satire ; but I let him see that the
province was mine . “ I am to take wine to - night , and hope it will do me good . ”
Pearson MSS . “ DR . JOHNSON TO MRS . LUCY PORTER . “ London , 25th
June ...
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I wrote the necessary directions , for it pleased God to spare my hand , and sent
for Dr. Heberden and Dr. Brocklesby . Between the time in which I discovered my
own disorder , and that in which I sent for the doctors , I had , I believe , in spite of
...
I wrote the necessary directions , for it pleased God to spare my hand , and sent
for Dr. Heberden and Dr. Brocklesby . Between the time in which I discovered my
own disorder , and that in which I sent for the doctors , I had , I believe , in spite of
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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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