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Page vii
... seeing that I was sensible of all that they could observe . ... and frolicksome manner , he observed Beau Nash approaching ; upon which he sud- denly stopped : — ' My boys , " said he , " let us be grave : here comes a fool .
... seeing that I was sensible of all that they could observe . ... and frolicksome manner , he observed Beau Nash approaching ; upon which he sud- denly stopped : — ' My boys , " said he , " let us be grave : here comes a fool .
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Let me only observe , as a specimen of my trou- ble , that I have sometimes been obliged to run half over London , in order to fix a date correctly ; which , when I had accomplished , I well knew would obtain me no.
Let me only observe , as a specimen of my trou- ble , that I have sometimes been obliged to run half over London , in order to fix a date correctly ; which , when I had accomplished , I well knew would obtain me no.
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Miscellaneous Observations on the Tragedy of Macbeth , with remarks on sir T. H.'s ( sir Thomas Hanmer's ) edition of Shakspeare , and pro- posals for a new edition of that poet ; acknowl . 1747. Plan for a Dictionary of the English ...
Miscellaneous Observations on the Tragedy of Macbeth , with remarks on sir T. H.'s ( sir Thomas Hanmer's ) edition of Shakspeare , and pro- posals for a new edition of that poet ; acknowl . 1747. Plan for a Dictionary of the English ...
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Observations on his Britannick Majesty's Treaties with the Empress of Russia and the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel ; intern . evid . Observations on the Present State of Affairs ; intern . evid . Memoirs of Frederick the Third , king of ...
Observations on his Britannick Majesty's Treaties with the Empress of Russia and the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel ; intern . evid . Observations on the Present State of Affairs ; intern . evid . Memoirs of Frederick the Third , king of ...
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... improper as a life of Dr. Johnson , and however dis- credited by unpardonable inaccuracies in other respects , contains a collection of curious anecdotes and observations , which few men but its author could have brought together .
... improper as a life of Dr. Johnson , and however dis- credited by unpardonable inaccuracies in other respects , contains a collection of curious anecdotes and observations , which few men but its author could have brought together .
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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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