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May I be permitted to say , that the typography of both editions does honour to the press of Mr. Henry Baldwin , now master of the wor- shipful company of stationers , whom I have long known as a worthy man and an obliging friend .
May I be permitted to say , that the typography of both editions does honour to the press of Mr. Henry Baldwin , now master of the wor- shipful company of stationers , whom I have long known as a worthy man and an obliging friend .
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An honour- able and reverend friend , speaking of the favourable re- ception of my volumes , even in the circles of fashion and elegance , said to me , " you have made them all talk Johnson . " - Yes , I may add , I have Johnsonised the ...
An honour- able and reverend friend , speaking of the favourable re- ception of my volumes , even in the circles of fashion and elegance , said to me , " you have made them all talk Johnson . " - Yes , I may add , I have Johnsonised the ...
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AFTER MY DEATH I WISH NO OTHER HERALD , NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS , TO KEEP MINE HONOUR from corRUPTION , BUT SUCH AN HONEST CHRONICLER AS GRIFFITH * • SHAKSPEARE , Henry the Eighth . * See Dr. Johnson's letter to Mrs.
AFTER MY DEATH I WISH NO OTHER HERALD , NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS , TO KEEP MINE HONOUR from corRUPTION , BUT SUCH AN HONEST CHRONICLER AS GRIFFITH * • SHAKSPEARE , Henry the Eighth . * See Dr. Johnson's letter to Mrs.
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Of these memorials a few have been pre- served ; but the greater part was consigned by him to the flames , a few days before his death . As I had the honour and happiness of enjoying his friendship for upwards of twenty years ...
Of these memorials a few have been pre- served ; but the greater part was consigned by him to the flames , a few days before his death . As I had the honour and happiness of enjoying his friendship for upwards of twenty years ...
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... apophthegms which he collected , we see that he esteemed it more honour to make himself but a pair of tables , to take the wise and pithy words of others , than to have every word of his own to be made an apophthegm or an oracle " .
... apophthegms which he collected , we see that he esteemed it more honour to make himself but a pair of tables , to take the wise and pithy words of others , than to have every word of his own to be made an apophthegm or an oracle " .
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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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