The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. |
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MY DEAR SIR , -Every liberal motive that can actuate an author in the dedication of his labours , concurs in di- recting me to you , as the person to whom the following work should be inscribed . If there be a pleasure in celebrating ...
MY DEAR SIR , -Every liberal motive that can actuate an author in the dedication of his labours , concurs in di- recting me to you , as the person to whom the following work should be inscribed . If there be a pleasure in celebrating ...
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If gratitude should be acknowledged for favours re- ceived , I have this opportunity , my dear sir , most sincerely to thank you for the many happy hours which I owe to your kindness - for the cordiality with which you have at all times ...
If gratitude should be acknowledged for favours re- ceived , I have this opportunity , my dear sir , most sincerely to thank you for the many happy hours which I owe to your kindness - for the cordiality with which you have at all times ...
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I am , My dear sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , April 20 , 1791 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION . I AT last deliver viii DEDICATION .
I am , My dear sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , April 20 , 1791 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION . I AT last deliver viii DEDICATION .
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What reason I had to hope for the countenance of that venerable gentleman to this work , will appear from what he wrote to me upon a former occasion from Oxford , November 17 , 1785 " Dear sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing where ...
What reason I had to hope for the countenance of that venerable gentleman to this work , will appear from what he wrote to me upon a former occasion from Oxford , November 17 , 1785 " Dear sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing where ...
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| Title | The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Oxford English classics Volume 1 of The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, James Boswell |
| Author | James Boswell |
| Publisher | Talboys & Wheeler, 1826 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library (Bibliothèque jésuite des Fontaines) |
| Digitized | 20 Sep 2010 |
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