“The” Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., Volume 1J.M. Dent, 1949 |
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... received both your letters , and received them with pleasure proportioned to the esteem which so short an acquaintance strongly impressed , and which I hope to confirm by nearer knowledge , though I am afraid that gratifica- tion will ...
... received both your letters , and received them with pleasure proportioned to the esteem which so short an acquaintance strongly impressed , and which I hope to confirm by nearer knowledge , though I am afraid that gratifica- tion will ...
Page 349
... received his letter , which had been returned from Scotland . " TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " MY DEAR BOSWELL , " I HAVE omitted a long time to write to you , without knowing very well why . I could now tell why I should not write ; for ...
... received his letter , which had been returned from Scotland . " TO JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ . " MY DEAR BOSWELL , " I HAVE omitted a long time to write to you , without knowing very well why . I could now tell why I should not write ; for ...
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... received Sir A.'s letter . 1 [ The authour was not a small gainer by this extraordinary Journey ; for Dr. Johnson thus writes to Mrs. Thrale , Nov. 3 , 1773 : " Boswell will praise my resolution and perseverance , and I shall in return ...
... received Sir A.'s letter . 1 [ The authour was not a small gainer by this extraordinary Journey ; for Dr. Johnson thus writes to Mrs. Thrale , Nov. 3 , 1773 : " Boswell will praise my resolution and perseverance , and I shall in return ...
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