The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
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... but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly . ” — BOSWELL . 2 The correspondence may be seen at length in the Gentleman's Magazine , Feb. 1786. BOSWELL . 1 Which I celebrated in the Church of England chapel 28 1782.
... but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly . ” — BOSWELL . 2 The correspondence may be seen at length in the Gentleman's Magazine , Feb. 1786. BOSWELL . 1 Which I celebrated in the Church of England chapel 28 1782.
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I might have received comfort from your kindness ; but you would have seen me afflicted , and , perhaps , found me peevish . Whatever might have been your pleasure or mine , I know not how I could have honestly advised you to come ...
I might have received comfort from your kindness ; but you would have seen me afflicted , and , perhaps , found me peevish . Whatever might have been your pleasure or mine , I know not how I could have honestly advised you to come ...
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... have not seen , yet what I have said ought to be excused , since I cannot but wish well to a learned man , who has elected me for the honour of a dedi . cation , and to whom I am indebted for a correspondence so valuable as yours .
... have not seen , yet what I have said ought to be excused , since I cannot but wish well to a learned man , who has elected me for the honour of a dedi . cation , and to whom I am indebted for a correspondence so valuable as yours .
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You have done me good . You cannot think how much better I am since you came in . " He sent a message to acquaint Mrs. Thrale that I was arrived . I had not seen her since her husband's death .
You have done me good . You cannot think how much better I am since you came in . " He sent a message to acquaint Mrs. Thrale that I was arrived . I had not seen her since her husband's death .
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... be knowledge - there must be materials ; in the second place , there must be a command of words ; in the third place , there must be imagination , to place things in such views as they are not commonly seen in ; and , in the fourth ...
... be knowledge - there must be materials ; in the second place , there must be a command of words ; in the third place , there must be imagination , to place things in such views as they are not commonly seen in ; and , in the fourth ...
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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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