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In 1782 his complaints increased , and the history of his life this year is little more
than a mournful recital of the variations of his illness , in the midst of which ,
however , it will appear from his letters that the powers of his mind were in no
degree ...
In 1782 his complaints increased , and the history of his life this year is little more
than a mournful recital of the variations of his illness , in the midst of which ,
however , it will appear from his letters that the powers of his mind were in no
degree ...
Page 18
Of my life , from the time we parted , the history is mournful . The spring of last
year deprived me of Thrale , a man whose eye for fifteen years had scarcely been
turned upon me but with respect or tenderness ; for such another friend , the ...
Of my life , from the time we parted , the history is mournful . The spring of last
year deprived me of Thrale , a man whose eye for fifteen years had scarcely been
turned upon me but with respect or tenderness ; for such another friend , the ...
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Let me know the history of your life since your accession to your estate ; -how
many houses , how many cows , how much land in your own hand , and what
bargains you make with your tenants . * * Of my · Lives of the Poets ' they have
printed ...
Let me know the history of your life since your accession to your estate ; -how
many houses , how many cows , how much land in your own hand , and what
bargains you make with your tenants . * * Of my · Lives of the Poets ' they have
printed ...
Page 38
... I have looked into your · Anecdotes , ' and you will hardly thank a lover of
literary history for telling you that he has been much informed and gratified . I
wish · This venerable mansion has since ( Sept. 1793 ] been totally destroyed by
fire .
... I have looked into your · Anecdotes , ' and you will hardly thank a lover of
literary history for telling you that he has been much informed and gratified . I
wish · This venerable mansion has since ( Sept. 1793 ] been totally destroyed by
fire .
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Ed . ] 5 [ A just and concise character of Mr. Wilson is given by Dr. Whitaker in the
dedication of a plate , in the History of Whalley “ Viro Reverendo Thomæ Wilson
STB ecclesiæ de Clitheroe , ministro -- sodali jucundissimo - agxanhayu ...
Ed . ] 5 [ A just and concise character of Mr. Wilson is given by Dr. Whitaker in the
dedication of a plate , in the History of Whalley “ Viro Reverendo Thomæ Wilson
STB ecclesiæ de Clitheroe , ministro -- sodali jucundissimo - agxanhayu ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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