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... occasion no diminution of the pleasure which my book should afford ; 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 ...
... occasion no diminution of the pleasure which my book should afford ; 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 ...
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... occasions I differed from him , and followed my own judge- ment . I regret exceedingly that I was deprived of the benefit of his revision , when not more than one half of the book had passed through the press ; but after having com ...
... occasions I differed from him , and followed my own judge- ment . I regret exceedingly that I was deprived of the benefit of his revision , when not more than one half of the book had passed through the press ; but after having com ...
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... occasion from Oxford , November 17 , 1785 " Dear sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing where it will find you , to thank you for your very agreeable Tour , which I found here on my return from the country , and in which you have ...
... occasion from Oxford , November 17 , 1785 " Dear sir , I hazard this letter , not knowing where it will find you , to thank you for your very agreeable Tour , which I found here on my return from the country , and in which you have ...
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... occasion , have been re- ceived with so much approbation , that I have good grounds for supposing that the world will not be indifferent to more ample communications of a similar nature . d Rambler , No. 60 . That the conversation of a ...
... occasion , have been re- ceived with so much approbation , that I have good grounds for supposing that the world will not be indifferent to more ample communications of a similar nature . d Rambler , No. 60 . That the conversation of a ...
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... occasions , of my detail of John- son's conversation , and how happily it is adapted for the petty exercise of ridicule , by men of superficial under- standing , and ludicrous fancy ; but I remain firm and con- fident in my opinion ...
... occasions , of my detail of John- son's conversation , and how happily it is adapted for the petty exercise of ridicule , by men of superficial under- standing , and ludicrous fancy ; but I remain firm and con- fident in my opinion ...
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