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Page viii
... though ma- lignity may sometimes be disappointed of its gratifi- cations . I am , My dear sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , April 20 , 1791 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION .
... though ma- lignity may sometimes be disappointed of its gratifi- cations . I am , My dear sir , Your much obliged friend , And faithful humble servant , JAMES BOSWELL . London , April 20 , 1791 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION .
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ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION . I AT last deliver to the world a work which I have long promised , and of which , I am afraid , too high expectations have been raised . The delay of its publication must be imputed , in a ...
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST EDITION . I AT last deliver to the world a work which I have long promised , and of which , I am afraid , too high expectations have been raised . The delay of its publication must be imputed , in a ...
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... but after having com- pleted his very laborious and admirable edition of Shak- speare , for which he generously would accept of no other reward but that fame which he has so deservedly ob → tained , he fulfilled his promise of a ...
... but after having com- pleted his very laborious and admirable edition of Shak- speare , for which he generously would accept of no other reward but that fame which he has so deservedly ob → tained , he fulfilled his promise of a ...
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... have largely provided for the instruction and entertain- ment of mankind . London , April 20 , 1791 . a See Mr. Malone's preface to bis edition of Shakspeare . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION . THAT I was anxious ADVERTISEMENT . xi.
... have largely provided for the instruction and entertain- ment of mankind . London , April 20 , 1791 . a See Mr. Malone's preface to bis edition of Shakspeare . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION . THAT I was anxious ADVERTISEMENT . xi.
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ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION . THAT I was anxious for the success of a work which had employed much of my time and labour , I do not wish to conceal but whatever doubts I at any time entertained , have been entirely removed by ...
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION . THAT I was anxious for the success of a work which had employed much of my time and labour , I do not wish to conceal but whatever doubts I at any time entertained , have been entirely removed by ...
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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 |
| Digitized | 20 Sep 2010 |
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