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Mr. Warton , amidst his variety of genius and learning , was an excellent biographer . His contributions to my collection are highly estimable ; and as he had a true relish of my Tour to the Hebrides , I trust I should now have been ...
Mr. Warton , amidst his variety of genius and learning , was an excellent biographer . His contributions to my collection are highly estimable ; and as he had a true relish of my Tour to the Hebrides , I trust I should now have been ...
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... as I had the good fortune to be in his company ; and , without doubt , if his discourse at other periods had been collected with the same attention , the whole tenour of what he uttered would have been found equally excellent .
... as I had the good fortune to be in his company ; and , without doubt , if his discourse at other periods had been collected with the same attention , the whole tenour of what he uttered would have been found equally excellent .
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Instead of melting down my materials into one mass , and constantly speaking in my own person , by which I might have appeared to have more merit in the execution of the work , I have resolved to adopt and enlarge upon the excellent ...
Instead of melting down my materials into one mass , and constantly speaking in my own person , by which I might have appeared to have more merit in the execution of the work , I have resolved to adopt and enlarge upon the excellent ...
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The late Dr. Taylor " , prebendary of Westminster , who was educated under him , told me that he was an excellent master , and that his ushers were most of them men of emi- nence ; that Holdbrook , one of the most ingenious men ...
The late Dr. Taylor " , prebendary of Westminster , who was educated under him , told me that he was an excellent master , and that his ushers were most of them men of emi- nence ; that Holdbrook , one of the most ingenious men ...
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In a letter addressed to the above excellent lady , some few days before her death , in 1756 , he again says , “ I have returned your Law : which , however , I earnestly entreat you to ...
In a letter addressed to the above excellent lady , some few days before her death , in 1756 , he again says , “ I have returned your Law : which , however , I earnestly entreat you to ...
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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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