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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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If a life be delay- ed till interest and envy are at an end , we may hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the in- cidents which give excellence to biography are of a vola- tile and evanescent kind , such as ...
If a life be delay- ed till interest and envy are at an end , we may hope for impartiality , but must expect little intelligence ; for the in- cidents which give excellence to biography are of a vola- tile and evanescent kind , such as ...
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It has been said that he than that bright and cheering one which gilds the period of closing life with the light of pious hope . " This is so beautifully imagined , that I would not suppress it . But , like many other theories , it is ...
It has been said that he than that bright and cheering one which gilds the period of closing life with the light of pious hope . " This is so beautifully imagined , that I would not suppress it . But , like many other theories , it is ...
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I layed by eleven guineas on this day , when I received twenty pounds , being all that I have rea- son to hope for out of my father's effects , previous to the death of my mother ; an event which , I pray God may be very remote .
I layed by eleven guineas on this day , when I received twenty pounds , being all that I have rea- son to hope for out of my father's effects , previous to the death of my mother ; an event which , I pray God may be very remote .
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I hope , therefore , the present I now presume to make , will not be thought improper ; which , however , it is not my business as a dedicator to commend , nor as a bookseller to depreciate . " It is reasonable to suppose , that his ...
I hope , therefore , the present I now presume to make , will not be thought improper ; which , however , it is not my business as a dedicator to commend , nor as a bookseller to depreciate . " It is reasonable to suppose , that his ...
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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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